PROSELYTIZING Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

proselytizing

verb

present participle of proselytize

as in converting

to persuade to change to one's religious faith the efforts of early missionaries to proselytize the Native Americans of Minnesota were largely unproductive

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Recent Examples of proselytizing In that sense, this is an essential document, though Johnson is not proselytizing. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026 In the Mormon church, young adult men volunteer to leave home for proselytizing missions for two years and young women serve for 18 months. — Jillian Frankel, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA, with an early focus on proselytizing on college campuses for low taxes and limited government. — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025 Related Stories For decades, mainstream Hollywood entertainment generally shied away from environmental themes out of concern that audiences would see it as homework, or even worse, as proselytizing. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 May 2026 But proselytizing to Muslims by non-Muslims is a crime, and some other Christian denominations have faced persecution from Algerian authorities, who have closed their churches. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 But proselytizing to Muslims by non-Muslims is a crime, and some other Christian denominations have faced persecution from Algerian authorities, who have closed their churches. — ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026

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converting

Verb

Egypt brought the calm, cool, collected factors to the shootout, converting on all four attempts from Mahmoud Saber, Rami Rabia, Mohamed Salah and Hossam Abdelmaguid.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
The key difference lies in the process for converting the fissile material to be bomb usable (chemical reprocessing in the case of plutonium, rather than enrichment, which can be done covertly and in small batches).

— Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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