adj, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of unconvince form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   not convincing, plausible or believable

   "Near-synonym: uncompelling"

Adjective

1. 1
   not convincing wordnet
2. 2
   having a probability too low to inspire belief wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

unbelievablea bit thicka bit thinabsurdbeyond beliefdoubtable

Antonyms

All antonyms

compellingconvincingpersuasive

Example

More examples

"His explanation is unconvincing."

Etymology

From un- + convincing.

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