convincing

American  

[kuhn-vin-sing] / kənˈvɪn sɪŋ /

adjective

1. persuading or assuring by argument or evidence.

   They gave a convincing demonstration of the car's safety features.

2. appearing worthy of belief; plausible.

   The excuse was not convincing.

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Other Word Forms

• convincingly adverb
• convincingness noun
• half-convincing adjective
• half-convincingly adverb
• unconvincing adjective
• unconvincingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of convincing

First recorded in 1605–15; convince + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Or, as Naomi Fry of the New Yorker put it, Love Story is an “entirely convincing visual album, a lookbook of what it was like to be in New York in the ’90s.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Steinmeier, a former foreign minister, said: "Our foreign policy does not become any more convincing simply because we do not call a breach of international law a breach of international law."

From Barron's

Mike Krack became team principal but the team was not moving in a convincing direction.

From BBC

"Some of my friends have seen doctored images of themselves which look really convincing," she said.

From BBC

The moves also are convincing Arab states they might need to deliver some punishment to re-establish deterrence, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• authentic
• cogent
• conclusive
• credible
• impressive
• plausible
• powerful
• probable
• reasonable
• reliable
• satisfactory
• satisfying
• solid
• telling
• trustworthy