Influenced - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | influenced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | affected |
| Synonyms: | altered, changed, determined, moved, persuaded, formed, inveigled, motivated, shaped, swayed, turned |
| Main Entry: | influence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lead to believe, do |
| Synonyms: | affect, alter, arouse, bias, brainwash*, bribe, bring to bear, carry weight, change, channel, compel, control, count, determine, direct, dispose, form, get at*, guide, impel, impress, incite, incline, induce, instigate, manipulate, modify, mold, move, persuade, predispose, prejudice, prevail, prompt, regulate, rouse, rule, seduce, sell, shape, snow*, sway, train, turn, urge, act upon, argue into, be recognized, have a part in, impact on, pull strings, talk into, work upon |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | one-sided |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | biased |
| Synonyms: | colored, discriminatory, favorably, inclined, influenced, partisan, predisposed, prejudiced, unequal, unfair, unjust |
| Main Entry: | susceptible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exposed, naive |
| Synonyms: | affected, disposed, easy, fall for, given, gullible, impressed, impressible, impressionable, inclined, influenced, liable, mark, movable, obnoxious, open, out on a limb*, persuadable, predisposed, prone, pushover, ready, receptive, responsive, sensible, sensitive, sentient, sitting duck*, soft, subject, sucker, swallow, tender, touched, vulnerable, aroused, be taken in, easily moved, nonresistant, roused, sensile, stirred, suggestible, susceptive, swayed, tumble for, wide open |
| Antonyms: | resistant, resisting, unsusceptible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unjust |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not fair |
| Synonyms: | below the belt*, biased, fixed*, inequitable, influenced, one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced, shabby*, underhand, unfair, unforgivable, unjustified, wrong, wrongful, low-down*, undeserved, unmerited, unrighteous |
| Antonyms: | equitable, fair, just, unbiased, unprejudiced |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | persuaded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | convinced |
| Synonyms: | influenced, allured, attracted to, impelled, inveigled, led, lured, motivated, seduced, wheedled, won over |
| Main Entry: | prejudiced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | biased |
| Synonyms: | bigoted, blind, closed-minded, discriminatory, doctrinaire, dogmatic, extreme, illiberal, inclined, influenced, intolerant, intransigent, leaning, narrow, narrow-minded, one-sided, opinionated, partisan, predisposed, prepossessed, racist, hidebound, preconceived, presupposing, sexist, xenophobic |
| Antonyms: | generous, impartial, open-minded, receptive, unbiased |
| Main Entry: | affected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deeply moved or hurt emotionally |
| Synonyms: | afflicted, altered, changed, compassionate, concerned, damaged, distressed, excited, impaired, impressed, influenced, injured, overwhelmed, overwrought, sorry, stimulated, sympathetic, tender, touched, troubled, upset, grieved, stirred |
| Antonyms: | calm, unmoved, unperturbed, unswayed, untroubled |
| Main Entry: | inspired |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stimulated |
| Synonyms: | animated, encouraged, excited, exhilarated, influenced, moved, started, activated, energized, galvanized, inspirited, motivated, roused, stirred |
| Main Entry: | managed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective1 |
| Definition: | trained |
| Synonyms: | driven, educated, handled, influenced, instructed, persuaded, primed*, taught, urged, coached, counseled, groomed*, guided |
| Antonyms: | undisciplined, uneducated, wild |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | partial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | biased, prejudiced |
| Synonyms: | colored, discriminatory, disposed, influenced, interested, jaundiced, minded, one-sided, partisan, predisposed, prepossessed, unfair, unjust, favorably inclined, tendentious, unindifferent, warped |
| Antonyms: | fair, just, unbiased, unprejudiced |
| Main Entry: | governed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | controlled |
| Synonyms: | consequent, dependent, determined, directed, inclined, influenced, obedient, ordered, regulated, guided, swayed |
| Antonyms: | capricious, unruly, self-determined |
| Main Entry: | urged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective2 |
| Definition: | pressed |
| Synonyms: | advised, charged, forced, influenced, moved, requested, solicited, adjured, allured, asked, begged, coaxed, coerced, commanded, desired, exhorted, implored, lured, motivated, prompted, wheedled |
| Main Entry: | actuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start a function or action, motivate |
| Synonyms: | activate, animate, arouse, cause, drive, egg on*, energize, excite, impel, incite, induce, influence, inspire, instigate, mobilize, motivate, move, prompt, propel, quicken, rouse, spur, stimulate, turn on*, work up*, fire up, key up, put up to, work into lather |
| Notes: | when something is activated, it is made active; when something is actuated, it is moved to take action (or produce a consequence) to actuate is a general word meaning 'to set working' and has more to do with mechanical action - while activate is used mainly in scientific expressions |
| Antonyms: | impede, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | affect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | influence, affect emotionally |
| Synonyms: | act on, alter, change, disturb, impinge, impress, induce, influence, inspire, interest, involve, modify, move, overcome, perturb, prevail, regard, relate, stir, sway, touch, transform, upset |
| Main Entry: | bias |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to favor |
| Synonyms: | distort, incline, influence, prejudice, slant, sway, twist, warp, weight, make partial, prepossess |
| Antonyms: | be fair, be impartial, be just |
| Main Entry: | brainwash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | force to believe or do things |
| Synonyms: | alter, catechize, condition, convert, convince, educate, indoctrinate, influence, instill, persuade, proselytize, teach |
| Main Entry: | bribe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request silence, action, or inaction for money |
| Synonyms: | approach, buy, buy off, coax, corrupt, entice, fix*, get at, influence, instigate, lubricate, lure, pervert, reward, seduce, soap*, square, suborn, sugar, tamper, tempt, tip, buy back, do business, get to, grease palm, make a deal, oil palm, pay off, sweeten the pot, take care of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | budge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dislodge from staid position |
| Synonyms: | bend, change, convince, inch, influence, move, persuade, propel, push, remove, roll, shift, slide, stir, sway, yield, change position, give way, locomote |
| Main Entry: | cajole |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to coax; flatter |
| Synonyms: | banter, beguile, blandish, bootlick*, brownnose*, build up, butter up*, con, crowd, deceive, decoy, delude, dupe, entice, entrap, induce, influence, inveigle, jolly, lure, maneuver, massage, mislead, oil*, push, seduce, snow*, soap*, soften, stroke, tantalize, tempt, urge, wheedle, apple polish, argue into, get around, get next to, hand a line, lay it on thick, make up to, play up to, rub the right way, soft-soap, spread it on, suck up to, sweet-talk, sweeten up, work on, work over |
| Antonyms: | bully, force, repel |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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