Antonyms of adj dissuasive

1 sense of dissuasive

Sense 1
dissuasive (vs. persuasive) -- (deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand")

persuasive (vs. dissuasive) -- (intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument")
        => coaxing, ingratiatory -- (pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; "a coaxing and obsequious voice"; "her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable")
        => cogent, telling, weighty -- (powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument")
        => compelling -- (tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; "new and compelling evidence")
        => glib, glib-tongued, smooth-tongued -- (artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite")

Similarity of adj dissuasive

1 sense of dissuasive

Sense 1
dissuasive (vs. persuasive) -- (deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand")
       => admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning (prenominal) -- (serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence")
       => discouraging -- (expressing disapproval)
          Also See-> discouraging#1

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