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

In desperation, Piastri convinced the team that the only chance they had was to stop earlier and give themselves more time to chase down the Red Bull.

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Her Greek birthplace came to be a lifelong handicap: the Hoxha regime was convinced she was a foreign spy.

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Not everyone in Dubai's vibrant food scene is convinced.

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When Gandhi began his salt march he forbade women from joining, but several female leaders eventually convinced him to accord them a greater role.

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The Briton said he went into the final session that set the grid for the Qatar Grand Prix feeling "convinced I would have been on pole".

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Related Words

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