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{
"suasion":{
"the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action":{
"examples":[
"a defense lawyer uses not only legal arguments but also moral suasion to appeal to a jury's sense of right and wrong"
],
"synonyms":[
"conversion",
"convincing",
"inducement",
"inducing",
"persuading",
"persuasion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blandishment",
"cajolement",
"cajolery",
"coaxing",
"entreaty",
"exhortation",
"urging",
"wheedling",
"seduction",
"tempting",
"influencing",
"prompting",
"swaying",
"lobbying",
"pressuring",
"brainwashing",
"overpersuasion"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"suave":{
"having or showing very polished and worldly manners":{
"examples":[
"the suave gentleman was a great favorite of the elegant ladies who attended parties at the embassy"
],
"synonyms":[
"debonair",
"smooth",
"sophisticated",
"svelte",
"urbane"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cavalier",
"glib",
"slick",
"unctuous",
"civilized",
"couth",
"cultivated",
"cultured",
"genteel",
"graceful",
"gracious",
"poised",
"polished",
"refined",
"well-bred",
"cosmopolitan",
"metro",
"metropolitan",
"smart",
"worldly-wise",
"experienced",
"knowing",
"practiced",
"practised",
"schooled",
"seasoned",
"amiable",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"assured",
"calm",
"collected",
"composed",
"confident",
"cool",
"placid",
"secure",
"self-assured",
"self-confident",
"self-possessed",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"undisturbed",
"unperturbed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"awkward",
"clumsy",
"gauche",
"graceless",
"stiff",
"stilted",
"uncomfortable",
"uneasy",
"ungraceful",
"wooden",
"callow",
"green",
"inexperienced",
"puerile",
"raw",
"hick",
"parochial",
"provincial",
"rough-hewn",
"rustic",
"rustical",
"inelegant",
"philistine",
"uncivilized",
"uncultured",
"unrefined",
"unsophisticated",
"unworldly",
"gawky",
"lubberly",
"stodgy",
"ungainly",
"diffident",
"insecure"
],
"antonyms":[
"boorish",
"churlish",
"classless",
"clownish",
"loutish",
"uncouth"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"suaveness":{
"as in suavity , gracefulness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"charm",
"gallantry",
"gentility",
"grace",
"gracefulness",
"poise",
"savoir faire",
"suavity",
"diplomacy",
"tact",
"tactfulness",
"considerateness",
"consideration",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"delicacy",
"graciousness",
"sensitivity",
"thoughtfulness",
"civility",
"etiquette",
"mannerliness",
"manners",
"politeness",
"adroitness",
"deftness",
"dexterity",
"finesse",
"deference",
"regard",
"respect"
],
"near antonyms":[
"awkwardness",
"gaucheness",
"gracelessness",
"maladroitness",
"discourteousness",
"discourtesy",
"impoliteness",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"indelicacy",
"thoughtlessness",
"ungraciousness",
"impoliteness",
"incivility",
"boorishness",
"brashness",
"brassiness",
"loutishness",
"disregard",
"disrespect",
"disrespectfulness",
"impertinence",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"rudeness",
"clumsiness",
"insensitivity",
"tactlessness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"suavity":{
"as in gracefulness , poise":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"charm",
"gallantry",
"gentility",
"grace",
"gracefulness",
"poise",
"savoir faire",
"suaveness",
"diplomacy",
"tact",
"tactfulness",
"considerateness",
"consideration",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"delicacy",
"graciousness",
"sensitivity",
"thoughtfulness",
"civility",
"etiquette",
"mannerliness",
"manners",
"politeness",
"adroitness",
"deftness",
"dexterity",
"finesse",
"deference",
"regard",
"respect"
],
"near antonyms":[
"awkwardness",
"gaucheness",
"gracelessness",
"maladroitness",
"discourteousness",
"discourtesy",
"impoliteness",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"indelicacy",
"thoughtlessness",
"ungraciousness",
"impoliteness",
"incivility",
"boorishness",
"brashness",
"brassiness",
"loutishness",
"disregard",
"disrespect",
"disrespectfulness",
"impertinence",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"rudeness",
"clumsiness",
"insensitivity",
"tactlessness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"suasions":{
"the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action":{
"examples":[
"a defense lawyer uses not only legal arguments but also moral suasion to appeal to a jury's sense of right and wrong"
],
"synonyms":[
"conversion",
"convincing",
"inducement",
"inducing",
"persuading",
"persuasion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blandishment",
"cajolement",
"cajolery",
"coaxing",
"entreaty",
"exhortation",
"urging",
"wheedling",
"seduction",
"tempting",
"influencing",
"prompting",
"swaying",
"lobbying",
"pressuring",
"brainwashing",
"overpersuasion"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"suasiveness":{
"the capacity to persuade":{
"examples":[
"there's a certain suasiveness in her imposing looks and demeanor that gives her an advantage as a trial lawyer"
],
"synonyms":[
"authority",
"cogency",
"conclusiveness",
"convincingness",
"effectiveness",
"force",
"forcefulness",
"persuasion",
"persuasiveness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"impact",
"might",
"power",
"punch",
"strength",
"weight",
"believability",
"credibility",
"soundness",
"validity",
"authoritativeness",
"definitiveness",
"influence",
"sway",
"appeal",
"seductiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"invalidity",
"shakiness",
"unsoundness",
"feebleness",
"powerlessness",
"weakness"
],
"antonyms":[
"inconclusiveness",
"ineffectiveness",
"ineffectuality",
"ineffectualness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}