unconvincing

adjective

un·​con·​vinc·​ing ˌən-kən-ˈvin(t)-siŋ How to pronounce unconvincing (audio)
: not convincing : implausible
an unconvincing argument
unconvincingly adverb
unconvincingness noun

Examples of unconvincing in a Sentence

His arguments for changing the rules were unconvincing. a novel with unconvincing characters
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Rather than overruling the previous case — Ashcroft v. ACLU (2004) — Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion spends at least a dozen pages making an unconvincing argument that Friday’s decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton is consistent with the Court’s previous decisions. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2025 Smollett got to stand just on the outside of the unconvincing climactic CGI fire in last year’s otherwise exceptional feature, The Order. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025 The experiment continued against Flamengo with unconvincing results. Liam Twomey, New York Times, 20 June 2025 Most disappointing of all, though, is the sense of compromise that hovers like a storm cloud over the film’s deeply unsatisfying, not to mention unconvincing ending, which seems to turn its back on everything Elio is into and has always been looking for. Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unconvincing

Word History

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unconvincing was in 1653

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“Unconvincing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconvincing. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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