persuasiveness

noun

as in effectiveness
the capacity to persuade the persuasiveness of her closing statement changed the minds of several jurors who had been leaning toward conviction

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Recent Examples of persuasiveness The persuasiveness of these efforts, however, is diminished when a WRO is modified without transparency and despite readily accessible evidence indicating that conditions for the workers have not truly improved. — Charity Ryerson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 What gets funded should reflect the merits of the opportunity, not the persuasiveness of the person who built the deck. — Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Blarney Castle is, of course, home to the legendary Blarney Stone—a block of limestone built into the castle that’s said to gift eloquence and persuasiveness to whoever kisses it. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026 That McDuffie is close—despite his low-key affect and late entry in the race—speaks more to apprehension about Lewis George than to the persuasiveness of his campaign. — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 The beauty and persuasiveness of Claude’s response to Marks alone may be cause for skepticism, because personalization is one of Claude’s core product features. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026 The study released Thursday is not the first to try to measure the persuasiveness of AI. — David Ingram, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025 The film’s considerable power depends entirely on its moment-to-moment persuasiveness, on a set of narrative and aesthetic choices that, as presented—in a series of swift, kinetically composed, and jaggedly edited scenes—seldom feel like choices at all. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuasiveness
  1. effectiveness
  2. conclusiveness
  3. authority
  4. strength
Noun
  • The agency has repeatedly reaffirmed the pill’s safety and effectiveness over the years, in addition to easing a number of restrictions on the drug, including dropping a requirement that it be dispensed in person.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The agency has repeatedly reaffirmed the pill's safety and effectiveness over the years, in addition to easing a number of restrictions on the drug, including dropping a requirement that it be dispensed in person.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of effectiveness
Noun
  • On Friday morning, Burke’s defense team tried to sow doubt about the conclusiveness of the autopsy conducted in the case.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • But his dictionary, with its conclusiveness, was a huge publishing success.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Definition of conclusiveness
Noun
  • Meta was working to integrate Manus' team and technology into its system when authorities blocked the deal.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Bulgarian maritime authorities said Wednesday that the search efforts for the crew of Alfa Watan had been suspended and wouldn't resume.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of authority
Noun
  • For me, a trophy is not defined by the price of an artwork, but by the strength of my connection to it.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But the strength at the index level masks weakness beneath the surface.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of strength

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“Persuasiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuasiveness. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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