OVERPERSUADED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

overpersuaded

verb

past tense of overpersuade

as in brought around

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After the trial, it was rumored that the jury had initially been split 9-3 for acquittal, and that the minority was brought around by the expert testimony.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The initial move brought around 35 brands to Mexico for the first time, including Isima by Shakira, Peach & Lily, Orebella, Ulta Beauty Collection, Morphe, Bubble, about-face, Ouai, Half Magic and Kitsch.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026

Definition of brought around

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Yet future Israeli leaders may not be overly concerned about that problem, convinced that Israel, with its military might and technological edge, has too much to offer potential partners to be ignored or isolated.

— Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
Uthmeier used the case to attack the constitutionality of judicial waivers and convinced the court of appeals to strike down the law.

— Jim Defede, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of convinced

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Unconvinced that politicians will help These political gestures have not persuaded Linda Moodie, an independent who's been volunteering with Conserve Ohio.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
The missions never fully persuaded shippers that these waterways were safe—especially the Red Sea—or prevented Iran and the Houthis from eventually returning to their efforts to exploit the chokepoints.

— Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of persuaded

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Cole Sulser came in for Tampa Bay and induced a 5-4 fielder’s choice, with a stellar play by Caminero to field the ball on a short-hop to end the threat and send the game to the 9th inning.

— Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
The Wayne State 2025 study also found that administering testosterone after injury reduced excessive cardiovascular reactivity induced by traumatic brain injury.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of induced

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Jake was being, if not brainwashed, certainly influenced by a male figure with some misogyny here.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Some of them are derelict minors who have been captured by the settler organizations, taken to outposts in the Palestinian territories, brainwashed, and taught to kill.

— David Shulman, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of brainwashed

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Ganga is going through a divorce that requires the home to be sold.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
For resale platforms, like Vestiaire Collective, that are founded on the principles of buyer and seller trust, the challenge isn’t only to determine whether a luxury good is genuine, but whether it can legally be sold.

— Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of sold

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Anderson rose to prominence in the early 1980s with a traditional country sound influenced by artists including Merle Haggard and George Jones.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Many of the artists Anderson influenced throughout his prolific career took to social media following news of his death.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

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