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Synonyms for prevail upon

  • verb

Most common

bring around gain convince persuade sway induce procure

All synonyms

Verb

gain over US, persuade, get, move, talk over, win over, bring around, gain, convince, sway, induce, procure, convict

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To convince; to persuade.

    Perhaps I can prevail upon him to change his mind.

Example sentences

  • gain Tom doesn't gain weight even though he eats a lot.
  • convince She couldn't convince him to write a song for her.
  • persuade Will it do me any good to try to persuade him now?
  • sway From the time he got up, his beliefs began to sway.
  • induce Moderate exercise in the evening helps induce sleep.

By length

3 letters
get1
4 letters
move1, gain1, sway1
6 letters
induce2
7 letters
convict2, procure2
8 letters
convince2, persuade2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (induce2 = 2 syllables).