as in to convince
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
the salesman talked us into buying a new vacuum
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk (into)
Verb
-
Its success convinced officials to move forward with plans to turn Starlight into a full-scale outdoor theater, and its 10-show inaugural season proceeded in 1951.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2025 -
Once children were in an orphanage, parents could be convinced – or coerced – into relinquishing them for adoption.—
Time,
Time,
15 May 2025
Verb
-
For fifteen years, the Patriotic Millionaires have waged an earnest battle to persuade wealthy people to lobby for higher taxes on themselves.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
-
The filmmakers told me that Spiegelman’s free-speech run-in with the county school board was instrumental in persuading WNET to back Disaster Is My Muse.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
Verb
-
Interviews with the soldiers and Russian opinion surveys show that such a truce would also fail to satisfy a large part of Russian society.—
Anatoly Kurmanaev,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
-
Designed to satisfy North American tastes, Nutella Peanut will blend the traditional creamy recipe from 1964 with the flavor of roasted peanuts.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Talk (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20%28into%29. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share