CONVERTS Synonyms: 196 Similar and Opposite Words

converts 1 of 2

verb

Definition of converts next

present tense third-person singular of convert

as in influences

to persuade to change to one's religious faith young missionaries who go door-to-door trying to convert people

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as in transforms

to change in form, appearance, or use the old factory was converted into an apartment building

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as in persuades

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request many who used to insist that global warming was a myth have since been converted

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as in seizes

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right the bailee converted the goods to his own use

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noun

plural of convert

as in recruits

a person who has recently been persuaded to join a religious sect the converts were the most vocal and fervent worshippers in the church

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as in adherents

one who follows the opinions or teachings of another the British biologist T. H. Huxley was one of the earliest converts to Darwin's theory of evolution

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Recent Examples of converts

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Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time. —

Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026 The first was Skycouch, introduced back in 2011, which converts a row of three economy seats into a flat couch that can be booked solo or shared with a partner or child. —

Chris Dong, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Generally speaking, a higher weight oil increases drag between components, which reduces efficiency and converts more of the engine’s work into pure heat. —

Byron Hurd, The Drive, 13 May 2026 Inspired by high-contrast black-and-white street photography, Mono converts images into dramatic black-and-white compositions using a custom monochrome LUT and simulated optical imperfections. —

Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 May 2026 Fed with hydrogen, the microorganism biologically converts carbon dioxide in the biogas into additional methane, increasing the fuel quality of the final gas stream. —

New Atlas, 9 May 2026 Each resident who converts to online payment saves the county hundreds of dollars in operational costs and increases investment returns. —

Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 The system converts facial images into a unique numerical representation tied to your account rather than storing raw photos long term. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 The model converts speech into text while a person speaks, supporting streaming speech-to-text use cases. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026

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Trained as a specialist in Old Russian literature, Vodolazkin, who was born in Soviet Kyiv, has managed to win both the approval of the regime and a number of Western converts to Russian Orthodoxy with novels that, much like their author, wear their religiosity and moral vision openly. —

Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 During discharge, hydrogen gas converts into highly energetic hydride ions that bond with the magnesium to form a stable, solid metal hydride. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026 This modular stroller converts from a single to a double, with over 20 configurations for seats, bassinets and car seat placements. —

ABC News, 12 May 2026 National headlines report churches seeing an uptick in converts and attendance and trends on social media, especially among younger men. —

Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026 Over time, ground beef turns dull red, then eventually brown, as this pigment-determining protein converts to its oxidized version, metmyoglobin. —

Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026 The compact vacuum converts into a handheld device for daily messes and spills above the floor. —

Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026 In the world of knots, a polynomial converts measurements on a knot into a combination of numbers and variables raised to powers, such as 3x7 + 8. —

Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026 As protostellar growth continues, gravitational potential energy converts into heat. —

Big Think, 20 Apr. 2026

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The study found that locomotion strongly influences handedness patterns across primates.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Xu notes that as enterprises evaluate how technology influences cost structures, efficiency, and competitive positioning, leadership criteria are evolving alongside them.

— William Jones, USA Today, 12 May 2026