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unpersuaded

British  
/ ˌʌnpəˈsweɪdɪd /

adjective

  1. not having been induced, urged, or prevailed upon successfully

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It's clear a number of key decision-makers are unpersuaded the deal represents value for money.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Hunter, unpersuaded, ruled she’d seen enough evidence for both men to stand trial.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

Merchan seemed unpersuaded, but jail, for now at least, seems to be no one’s desired outcome.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

But the department did so with “low confidence,” and the C.I.A. remains unpersuaded, according to two people familiar with the process.

From New York Times • May 9, 2023

One could go on accumulating evidence of this sort for the validity of the idea of the Scientific Revolution, but plenty of scholars would remain unpersuaded and unpersuadable.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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