as in unsophisticated
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuasible
Adjective
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But Betancourt’s classmates found his take prudish and unsophisticated.—
Jake Nevins,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025 -
The accelerating expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal suggests that its leaders have recently decided that its historically small and unsophisticated capabilities were insufficient for Beijing’s needs and ambitions.—
Abraham M. Denmark,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Nov. 2021
Adjective
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Not a single person involved in the planning of the security effort for the Super Bowl was unaffected by this.—
Jason Morris,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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The track was unaffected by the fires and the air quality was well within the range for safe racing.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This sliding is what leads to the material being ductile (able to be drawn into wires) and malleable (able to be hammered into shapes), which are characteristics of softness.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Some common types include foam (a supportive high- or medium-density option) and polyfill (a synthetic material that’s cheaper and more malleable than foam).—
Quincy Bulin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Apparently, universities are engaged in a conspiracy to drive impressionable young Americans away from the values and beliefs with which they were raised.—
Tracy Hresko Pearl,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2025
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At the impressionable age of 15, Aldo took to the streets of Turin to join the out-of-control protests, and as fate would have it, a friend of his father’s would catch him ditching school and protesting.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Trending Viewed together, these works carry a distinctly childlike sense of play, accompanied by a kind of urgent primacy.—
Keegan Brady,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2023
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The #nofilter Moussa can be disarmingly childlike and offensively straightforward, and Bouajila plays him like a zombie who’s been injected with too much truth serum.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Sep. 2022
Adjective
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Tranquillity, often simple but rarely simpleminded, may be Ruscha’s essential quality as an artist.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2023
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But in general election terms, impeachment is a boon for the Democrats, which is why McCarthy is desperately trying to slow-walk these simpleminded drives for vengeance.—
Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
7 July 2023
Adjective
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The real issue is whether the whole group of people that the DA decided to let off the hook — a group that includes repeat offenders — would likely re-offend.—
Charles "Cully" Stimson/The Heritage Foundation,
Boston Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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The interactions with locals, oblivious to the outsiders’ real motivations result in some of the most effectively droll scenes: Popa talking about her love affair with a French movie star is cackle worthy.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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For a more subtle look, weave the lights around strands of greenery to create a stunning, and simple, centerpiece.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Feb. 2025
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Gamers will love its dual HDMI 2.1 inputs for a variable refresh rate (VRR) of up to 144 Hz, while the Google TV interface makes setup and streaming simple and swift.—
Ryan Waniata,
WIRED,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Persuasible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuasible. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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