suasible
Adjective: 1. Capable of being persuaded or convinced; open to influence or argument: Describes a person or entity that is receptive to having their mind changed or their opinion swayed by reasoning, appeals, or entreaty.
The word "suasible" is a formal adjective used to describe a quality of a person's character or disposition. It indicates a willingness to listen to and be moved by persuasive efforts. It is often used in contexts discussing psychology, rhetoric, negotiation, or character analysis.
- The jury members were selected because they appeared suasible and open-minded.
- A good leader must be suasible to new evidence and compelling arguments, not stubbornly rigid.
- He is not easily suasible when his core principles are challenged.
- The term can be used in a comparative or superlative form: , , .
- Younger audiences are often more suasible to advertising messages.
- It can describe abstract concepts like "public opinion" or "the market."
- Consumer sentiment is a suasible force, shaped by media and trends.
- Persuadable (adj.): A more common synonym with the same core meaning.
- Amenable (adj.): Willing to agree or cooperate; suggests a compliant nature.
- Tractable (adj.): Easily managed or controlled; can imply a willingness to be led or directed.
- Pliant (adj.): Easily bent or influenced; can have a connotation of flexibility or lack of firmness.
- Susceptible (adj.): Likely to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing. (Note: "Susceptible" has a broader meaning, often relating to negative influences like illness, whereas "suasible" is specific to persuasion.)
- Persuadable
- Convincible
- Open-minded
- Receptive
- Influenceable
- Obstinate
- Stubborn
- Intractable
- Adamant
- Unpersuadable
- Inflexible
"Suasible" originates from the Latin suas-, the past participle stem of suadēre meaning "to urge, persuade," combined with the English suffix -ible (meaning "able to be"). It is a less common word than its synonym "persuadable" and is typically found in more formal or academic writing.
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being susceptible to persuasion
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