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

But every disaster Prof Galea has studied has convinced him that people underestimate the speed with which fires can spread.

From BBC

That isolation is what convinced Rachel, then in her late 20s, to seek out a mums' group in her area of Virginia, USA.

From BBC

“Nobody convinced me. I convinced myself,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even for members who aren’t fully convinced of the policy, the optics of inaction have become increasingly difficult to defend.

From Barron's

"He's so important for all of us, for all the team. He has this huge experience," Sinner said having convinced the Australian to put his retirement plans on hold.

From Barron's

Related Words

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