convinced

American  

[kuhn-vinst] / kənˈvɪnst /

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.

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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

Etymology

Origin of convinced

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

Eighteen days earlier, Pender had convinced Arthur and Islas to go beyond the $300,000 limit they set to buy a 2-year-old son of Maximus Mischief for $385,000 at a sale in Ocala, Fla.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

He became one of the bank’s top bond traders and was managing about $100 million of its money by 2016, when he became convinced that Jaguar Land Rover was headed for a fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"I remain convinced that the weapon seen is a PrSM and not a Iranian Hoveyzeh Cruise Missile - the two are vastly different in appearance," they added.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Musk also might have convinced investors that artificial-intelligence data centers in space are closer than they appear.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Elisha waited, pleading, and pacing the parlor until Mrs. Walter convinced Maggie to see the man, if only to make him leave.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Related Words

• assured
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• certain
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