PREVAILED (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

prevailed (on or upon)

verb

past tense of prevail (on or upon)

as in convinced

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests we prevailed on him to sing in front of all his friends

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Newcastle had depleted full-back resources and Jaissle was convinced the 24-year-old’s athleticism was ideal.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
But before her death, Christine Moore wasn’t convinced a thorough enough job had been done.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of convinced

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Instead of recognizing that a 1-paragraph block is not a 10-paragraph block, the generation engine assumed that formatting the technical specifications neatly satisfied the underlying intent.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
The court sent unresolved questions about whether the warrant in that case satisfied constitutional requirements back to a lower court.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

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That outlay has brought Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro to Stamford Bridge, while their latest arrival from the south-coast side, centre-forward Danny Welbeck, was secured for a much more modest £5m this summer.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Pritzker believes the city and state have learned to respond to the tactics that Bovino and his men brought, and those that continue.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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