persuasive

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

persuasive
    adj 1: intended or having the power to induce action or belief;
           "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a
           persuasive argument" [ant: {dissuasive}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, a. [Cf. F. persuasif.]
   Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as,
   persuasive eloquence. "Persuasive words." --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, n.
   That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an
   exhortation. -- {Per*sua"sive*ly}, adv. --
   {Per*sua"sive*ness}, n.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

69 Moby Thesaurus words for "persuasive":
      absolute, assuring, authoritative, bait, bribe, cajoling, carrot,
      charismatic, charming, cogent, compelling, conclusive,
      consequential, convictional, convincing, decisive, determinative,
      dynamic, effective, effectual, efficacious, enchanting,
      encouragement, estimable, exhortative, exhortatory, fillip,
      forceful, hortative, hortatory, important, impressive, incentive,
      incitement, inducement, influential, interest, invitation, lure,
      magnetic, momentous, payment, percentage, personable, persuading,
      potent, powerful, prestigious, productive, profit, provocation,
      reputable, reward, satisfactory, satisfying, stimulation,
      stimulative, stimulus, strong, suasive, substantial, sweetener,
      sweetening, telling, valid, weighty, wheedling, whet, winning