as in incredulous
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
the excuse for her tardiness was too unconvincing to be accepted
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Recent Examples of unconvincing
But Malaparte’s identification with Chateaubriand figures among his several unconvincing self-mythologies.
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Paul Berman, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
The producer also says the styling is unconvincing.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
But, after Musk’s hand salute made front page news around the world, such excuses sound increasingly unconvincing.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Friedrich Merz, whose Christian Democrats won a comfortable if unconvincing victory in Sunday’s elections, will form a government at a time of tumult on multiple fronts.
—John Kampfner, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unconvincing
Paul Berman, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
The producer also says the styling is unconvincing.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
But, after Musk’s hand salute made front page news around the world, such excuses sound increasingly unconvincing.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Friedrich Merz, whose Christian Democrats won a comfortable if unconvincing victory in Sunday’s elections, will form a government at a time of tumult on multiple fronts.
—John Kampfner, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconvincing
Adjective
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An incredulous Ken Jeong then asks her if Griffin introduced her to Waititi.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Mediumship does not belong to some incredulous or demented margins; it can be practiced ethically by individuals trained through empirical standards to address the uncanny and perplexing phenomena beyond our five-sense world.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This tech — along with the incredible support system of my parents, brothers, management team and eventually, my wife — significantly decreased the mental burden of managing my diabetes and in turn, empowered me to not let diabetes define my capabilities.—
Nick Jonas,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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In this era of just like high risers and incredible athleticism, that’s obviously not the thing that jumps off the screen with him.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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What the economy is now experiencing, partially a result of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies dampening economic growth forecasts and renewing concerns about inflation, is unlikely to prompt Fed officials to so much as whisper stagflation to one another.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Weaver says that these mega-events are unlikely to have a huge impact on sponsorship value though as stadium sponsorship deals are long-term deals.—
Steve Price,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The tale of a man with a doctorate in computer science buying a collapsing scaffolding business 40 years ago and turning it into a multinational services and equipment empire may seem implausible to most.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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When the family told authorities that the explanation was implausible, troopers returned to Room 22 the same day and this time were met by Arzuaga.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC News,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These individuals, often without any formal guidebook, push their bodies to do what most believe is impossible.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Trending Stories When you are prepared, the episode argues again and again, things tend to work out better, even in impossible situations.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Burks had been questionable earlier in the day due to back discomfort.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
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The star guard was listed as questionable for this game against the Pelicans and will make his return to the court.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This hate against transgender people is so ridiculous.—
John Russell,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Even in witnessing how ridiculous — and dangerous — the rivalry is, Cherry ultimately isn’t brave enough to make a change.—
Maggie Fremont,
EW.com,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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On the other hand, a first back-to-back win in qualifying would be an unbelievable achievement for Chile and blow the qualifying race wide open.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Yale men’s basketball program, over a 10-year period, has made ‘unbelievable feelings’ all very easy to believe.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Unconvincing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconvincing. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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