as in incredulous
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
the excuse for her tardiness was too unconvincing to be accepted
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Recent Examples of unconvincing
But Malaparte’s identification with Chateaubriand figures among his several unconvincing self-mythologies.
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Paul Berman, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
The producer also says the styling is unconvincing.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
But, after Musk’s hand salute made front page news around the world, such excuses sound increasingly unconvincing.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Friedrich Merz, whose Christian Democrats won a comfortable if unconvincing victory in Sunday’s elections, will form a government at a time of tumult on multiple fronts.
—John Kampfner, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unconvincing
Paul Berman, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
The producer also says the styling is unconvincing.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
But, after Musk’s hand salute made front page news around the world, such excuses sound increasingly unconvincing.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Friedrich Merz, whose Christian Democrats won a comfortable if unconvincing victory in Sunday’s elections, will form a government at a time of tumult on multiple fronts.
—John Kampfner, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconvincing
Adjective
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The Romans were incredulous that anyone would glorify a Jew.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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The idea that within eight months, SpaceX engineers could not only launch Starship into orbit, but embark on a six-day journey around the moon and safely return to Earth was incredulous.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Red Scare unfolded amid all of this other incredible political activity, including the civil rights movement and the push for women’s rights.—
Sara Georgini,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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What struck me most—and what still amazes me today—was its incredible audio design, creating water sounds that seemed impossible for 8-bit hardware.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The duo had previously used a similar approach to show that convection was unlikely within the mantle of Mercury, a world that is too small and has cooled down too much since its formation some 4.5 billion years ago.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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But with Trump’s overt hostility to all things IRA, scale-up is unlikely.—
Jim Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Johnson thought this sounded implausible, but, despite his misgivings, the couple signed a yearlong advertising contract with the Knot, for five thousand eight hundred dollars.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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While the premise was absurd — imagining Messi (27 goals in 35 appearances against English sides) in a logistically implausible scenario and preemptively writing him off — the choice of Stoke was fitting.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Access is impossible, and information is not forthcoming in the village either: Locals do not seem to appreciate people asking questions about the tuna business, which is shrouded by a mafia-like code of silence.—
Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (Tr. Elettra Pauletto),
The Dial,
3 Apr. 2025
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Payton Gendron's attorneys filed the request Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, arguing that assembling an impartial jury would be impossible in the area affected by the shooting.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Wiggins was listed as questionable on the injury report before being upgraded to available.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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But one thing’s for sure: if trouble runs on espresso martinis and questionable decisions, this crew has already paid the tab.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This hate against transgender people is so ridiculous.—
John Russell,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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But just a few hours southeast of the city lived a 14-year-old named Flannery O’Connor, who thought the spectacle was ridiculous.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The continuous shots might be unbelievable, but there are no sly edits, as cinematographer Matthew Lewis confirmed to Variety.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Set intentions for unbelievable growth and embrace that this potential already exists within you.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Unconvincing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconvincing. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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