Showing Results for "inducing"

inducing

ADJECTIVE

cogent

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compelling convincing forceful persuasive telling weighty

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apposite apt conclusive consequential convictive fitting forcible influential irresistible justified meaningful momentous pertinent potent powerful puissant relevant satisfactory satisfying significant solid sound strong suasive urgent valid well-grounded

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ineffective unimportant

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impotent invalid weak

ADJECTIVE

persuasive

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alluring cogent compelling conclusive convincing credible effective eloquent energetic forceful impressive influential inspiring logical plausible potent powerful valid

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actuating convictive effectual efficacious efficient enticing forcible impelling inveigling luring moving pointed seductive slick smooth soft sell sound stimulating stringent strong swaying telling touching unctuous weighty wheedling winning

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implausible impotent improbable incapable incredible ineffective invalid unbelievable unlikely unreasonable weak

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dampening discouraging disheartening dissuasive ineffectual

NOUN

rumination

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meditation reflection

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anticipation attention cerebration cogitation cognition consideration contemplation deduction deliberation deriving excogitation heed hope ideation introspection intuition judging knowing logic musing rationalization reasoning regard scrutiny seeing speculation study theorization thinking understanding

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apprehending brainwork concluding considering deducing discerning inferring perceiving rationalizing realizing

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disbelief disdain disregard disrespect heedlessness ignorance neglect negligence thoughtlessness

NOUN

thought

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attention hope logic reflection speculation thinking understanding

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anticipation apprehending cerebration cogitation cognition concluding consideration considering contemplation deducing deduction deliberation deriving discerning heed ideation inferring introspection intuition judging knowing meditation musing perceiving rationalization rationalizing realizing reasoning regard rumination scrutiny seeing study theorization

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brainwork

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disbelief

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disdain disregard disrespect heedlessness ignorance neglect negligence thoughtlessness

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concrete thing vacancy vacuity

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It signals to every counterparty transacting with a designated party that it could be next, inducing it to sever its ties to Iranian-linked finance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

There was little that Ed Barnard, in his first match as Warwickshire captain, could do but rotate his array of seamers in the hope of inducing errors.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The 24-year-old Sasaki threw a smooth 16 pitches, punching out the right-handed hitting Zavala, and inducing a pair of groundballs to shortstop from the lefty Kim.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

If ketamine’s antidepressant effect owed to, say, inducing neuroplasticity, the drug should still work even if participants were unconscious.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

Whatever they gassed us with, it had to be simulation- inducing or I wouldn’t be the only one awake.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

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