Antonyms for unpersuadable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : per-sweyd
Phonetic Transcription : pərˈsweɪd


Definition of unpersuadable

Origin :
  • 1510s, from Middle French persuader (14c.), from Latin persuadere "to bring over by talking," (see persuasion). Related: Persuaded; persuading.
  • As in close-minded : adj inflexible
Example sentences :
  • You know his temper to be wilful, sudden, haughty, and unpersuadable.
  • Extract from : « Anne of Geierstein » by Walter Scott
  • He was unreasonable and unpersuadable and used intemperate language.
  • Extract from : « Bleak House » by Charles Dickens
  • I wish, for both our sakes, my dear unpersuadable girl, that the decision of this point lay with me.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Cecil represented that Rosamond ought to stay and receive her bridal visits; but she was unpersuadable.
  • Extract from : « The Three Brides » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • The unpersuadable point, which he did not mention, Emma guessed to be good behaviour to his father.
  • Extract from : « Emma » by Jane Austen

Synonyms for unpersuadable

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