unsuasible
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Not susceptible to persuasion; incapable of being persuaded or convinced: Describes a person, attitude, or position that is extremely resistant to influence, argument, or entreaty. It implies a fixed, unwavering stance.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Despite the overwhelming evidence, he remained unsuasible in his beliefs.
- Her unsuasible resolve on the matter meant further discussion was pointless.
- The judge was known for being unsuasible once she had made a ruling.
Advanced Usage
- "to prove unsuasible": to demonstrate an inability to be persuaded.
- All attempts at negotiation proved him to be utterly unsuasible.
- Used in formal or literary contexts to describe entrenched opinions or stubborn character traits.
Variants and Related Words
- Incorrigible (adj): (of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed. While similar in stubbornness, "incorrigible" often implies bad behavior, whereas "unsuasible" focuses on resistance to argument.
- Obdurate (adj): stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action. A close synonym with a similar formal register.
- Intransigent (adj): unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something. Often used in political or ideological contexts.
Synonyms
- Inexorable: impossible to stop or prevent; unyielding.
- Adamant: refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
- Unyielding: not giving way to pressure; inflexible.
Antonyms
- Persuadable: easily influenced or convinced.
- Tractable: easy to control or influence.
- Pliable: easily bent; easily influenced.
Notes on Usage
- Formality: "Unsuasible" is a relatively formal and somewhat rare word. More common synonyms like "adamant" or "unwavering" are often used in everyday language.
- Construction: It is typically used predicatively (e.g., "He was unsuasible") or attributively before a noun (e.g., "an unsuasible opponent").
- Connotation: The term carries a neutral to slightly negative connotation, emphasizing rigidity. It does not inherently imply whether the stance is correct or incorrect, only that it is immovable.
Adjective
- not susceptible to persuasion