persuasion

simple noun15 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.6
a little persuasion7.8

A small amount of effort to convince someone.

gentle persuasion7.2

A mild and kind way of convincing someone.

political persuasion6.8

Refers to a person's political beliefs or affiliation.

religious persuasion6.5

Refers to a person's religious beliefs or affiliation.

sexual persuasion5.5

Refers to a person's sexual orientation.

sb's powers of persuasion6.9

Someone's ability to convince others effectively.

the art of persuasion6.8

The skill of effectively convincing people.

a means of persuasion6.2

A method used to convince someone.

of all/different/varying persuasions5.8

Including people with any or many different types of beliefs (often political or religious).

of a [certain] persuasion5.2

Used to describe someone as having a particular type of belief (e.g., of a liberal persuasion).

of every persuasion5.0

Including people who hold any possible belief or opinion.

use persuasion8.0

To employ the act of convincing someone to do something.

need persuasion7.9

To require convincing before agreeing to something.

be open to persuasion7.0

To be willing to listen to arguments and be convinced.

take persuasion6.5

To require a certain amount of convincing.