unpersuasive
adjective
un·per·sua·sive
ˌən-pər-ˈswā-siv 
-ziv
: not able or tending to persuade : not persuasive
an unpersuasive argument
unpersuasively
adverb
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Moline’s argument was similarly unpersuasive to Rozen, the former Senate aide.
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Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
Trump’s claim that investigations of him were conspiratorial deep-state operations was unpersuasive; there were, however, people within the executive branch who saw themselves as trying to stop him.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
His shockingly vile interview with Anderson Cooper, where his brief and unpersuasive show of remorse leads into a diatribe against Johnson, adds fuel to the fire, but Shelly’s sneaky use of a cognitive test to expose his dementia gives her the edge in court.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 2 July 2024
For several reasons, the defendants also contend Fubo’s reliance on Columbia Pictures is distorted and unpersuasive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2024
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Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
Trump’s claim that investigations of him were conspiratorial deep-state operations was unpersuasive; there were, however, people within the executive branch who saw themselves as trying to stop him.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
His shockingly vile interview with Anderson Cooper, where his brief and unpersuasive show of remorse leads into a diatribe against Johnson, adds fuel to the fire, but Shelly’s sneaky use of a cognitive test to expose his dementia gives her the edge in court.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 2 July 2024
For several reasons, the defendants also contend Fubo’s reliance on Columbia Pictures is distorted and unpersuasive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpersuasive. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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