PERSUASIONS Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

persuasions

noun

plural of persuasion

as in religions

a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities debating theology with someone of a different persuasion

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as in beliefs

an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge he's of the persuasion that everything that happens in this world is part of a divine plan

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Recent Examples of persuasions Such claims ranged widely across geographical borders and political persuasions. — Omer Bartov, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026 In a time when political persuasions divide friends and families, a love for Parton proved to be a unifying force Tuesday on social media, of all places. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Only Democrats filed to run for the seat, which opened the race to voters of all persuasions and set up Tuesday’s results to be the last word in the campaign. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 These rifts were mirrored at the École, where students argued about politics and split into groups according to their leftist persuasions. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026 Americans of all persuasions routinely join and support groups — typically organized as corporations — to achieve their various goals, including political ones. — Bradley A. Smith, Washington Post, 30 June 2026 Most people get information about politics and current events not from newspapers but from social media, which discourages engagement with human beings of different political persuasions. — Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026 Tuesday's protest gathered people of all ages and political persuasions as Milei faces declining approval ratings over slumping economic activity, falling wages and climbing unemployment. — ABC News, 12 May 2026 While ashy shades of all persuasions have been trending lately, this incredibly striking look transforms black hair with cool ashy gray balayage. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Many visitors are surprised that such massive monuments representing two entirely different world religions were built just a short distance apart.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Other religions also regularly receive permission to use public spaces.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of religions

Noun

David Jolly is the son of a preacher man, but has vowed never to use his religion as a cudgel against anyone’s beliefs.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Chuuraa Evgenia Arbugaeva (UK 2026, 18 min) A Sakha scientist journeys into Siberia’s melting permafrost, where the past emerges alongside ancestral beliefs.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of beliefs

Noun

The four-time Emmy nominee also watched documentaries about cults, listening to interviews of people who had survived them.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Educational pamphlets on criminal cults, which includes research done by Rose, are also available to guests.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of cults

Noun

That doesn’t just ease the minds of residents, the HOA president told the Herald, but equips them with data that could be used in potential litigation.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
The world is vast and people’s minds are just these amazing maelstroms, for good or for ill.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of minds

Noun

Every year, Noting’s fan community elects a community board observer, a volunteer who attends the company’s quarterly board meetings and presents customers’ views on products and launches to its directors.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Alkaline water appeared as a purple blob on top-down and side views of the harbor.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of views

Noun

The film explores the contradictions of a Bulgarian town pulled into Europe’s shifting geopolitical order, where arms production for Ukraine’s frontlines collides with enduring ties to Russia, personal convictions, and the everyday need to survive.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Additional convictions for escape, battery and weapons offenses extended his prison sentence.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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