convinced

[kuhn-vinst]

adjective

1. moved by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action.

   By the age of fifteen, after reading Marx, Engels, and Lenin, he was a convinced communist.

2. persuaded to do something by being cajoled, manipulated, coaxed, etc..

   Those expensive bells and whistles are just cosmetic features to woo the easily convinced buyer.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of convince.

Other Word Forms

• convincedly adverb
• convincedness noun
• half-convinced adjective
• quasi-convinced adjective
• unconvinced adjective
• well-convinced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of convinced¹

First recorded in 1630–40; convince ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; convince ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Artificial-intelligence optimism is riding high, and many on Wall Street remain convinced of the technology’s potential to boost profit margins by making workers more productive.

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In promising more study of vaccines, Kennedy said that some mothers are convinced their children’s autism was caused by the immunizations.

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But a meeting with Tylenol’s maker convinced Kennedy to put the emphasis on acetaminophen.

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While there are extensive re-creations, several of the former students are interviewed, including Mr. DiCesare, and all are thoroughly convincing, or at least convinced, about the phenomena they claim to have witnessed.

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The charity’s board chair, supply-chain executive Bob Phillips, was irate at the closures, convinced they meant the bank didn’t want to work with churches or Christian charities.

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Related Words

• assured 
• assured 
• certain 
• confident 
• positive 
• sure