convincing
persuading or assuring by argument or evidence: They gave a convincing demonstration of the car's safety features.
appearing worthy of belief; plausible: The excuse was not convincing.
Origin of convincing
1Other words from convincing
- con·vinc·ing·ly, adverb
- con·vinc·ing·ness, noun
- half-con·vinc·ing, adjective
- half-con·vinc·ing·ly, adverb
- un·con·vinc·ing, adjective
- un·con·vinc·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use convincing in a sentence
Thankfully, none of the 54 student athletes we examined had convincing signs of myocarditis.
Teen athletes with even mild COVID-19 can develop heart problems | Partho Sengupta | November 18, 2020 | Science News For Students“Messaging that allows the public to know that masks protect you as well as others will be more powerful in convincing skeptics that masks are important in public spaces to slow down spread and disease from covid-19,” Gandhi said.
Wearing a mask isn’t just about protecting other people, the CDC says. It can help you — and might prevent lockdowns. | Ben Guarino, Lena H. Sun, Ariana Eunjung Cha | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostWhile the Saints absolutely dismantled the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, they had been short on truly convincing wins this season, and the arm strength of Drew Brees continues to be a concern.
Androids that convincing might not yet walk among us, but they certainly exist, albeit in a more benevolent form.
The ways our modern tech stack up to sci-fi and fantasy marvels | George Bass | November 8, 2020 | Washington PostBecause the actor’s body, voice, and performance are retained—with the original expressions translated to the deepfaked face—impersonators are usually cast to create the most convincing final product.
The creators of South Park have a new weekly deepfake satire show | Karen Hao | October 28, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
Not too many people get to put one over on that guy in a film—and do it convincingly.
Natalie Dormer Talks ‘Hunger Games,’ Feminism, and Why ‘Game of Thrones’ Needs More Dick | Marlow Stern | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut, Winroth argues convincingly in this slightly dry book, that hardly made them unique in the 9th and 10th centuries.
How the Vikings Saved Europe and Got a Terrible Reputation | William O’Connor | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJones, it should be said, is also aces as the unfulfilled housewife (a role she plays very convincingly on Mad Men).
Ethan Hawke's 'Good Kill': A Searing Indictment of America's Drone Warfare Obsession | Marlow Stern | September 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll in all, Boseman portrays Brown from age 16 to 60—and quite convincingly.
‘Get On Up’ Star Chadwick Boseman on Becoming James Brown—With A Little Help From Mick Jagger | Marlow Stern | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKorda argues convincingly that Lee was ambivalent about slavery.
The killing of Sir Henry de Bohun in face of both armies speaks convincingly of muscle as well as of nerve.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonYou just hold tight on to yourself, and think out something cleverIm sure you can, convincingly.
Those Dale Girls | Frank Weston CarruthIt is difficult, he reflected, for a person under the partial effects of a drug to lie intelligently or convincingly.
The Winning Clue | James Hay, Jr.That one may do too much good (exceed the reasonable limits of good) is convincingly proved by Shakespeare's words and examples.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare | Leo TolstoyThat these separate parts are handled well, the progress made in those parts convincingly testifies.
Invention | Bradley A. Fiske
British Dictionary definitions for convincing
/ (kənˈvɪnsɪŋ) /
credible or plausible
mainly law persuading by evidence or argument
Derived forms of convincing
- convincingly, adverb
- convincingness, noun
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