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unconvincing

un con vinc ing |ˌənkənˈvinsiNG ˌənkənˈvɪnsɪŋ | adjective failing to make someone believe that something is true or valid: she felt the lie was unconvincing. failing to impress: a slightly bizarre and unconvincing fusion of musical forces. DERIVATIVES un con vinc ing ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

unconvincing

un |con ¦vin ¦cing |ʌnkənˈvɪnsɪŋ | adjective failing to make someone believe that something is true or valid: she felt the lie was unconvincing. failing to impress: a slightly bizarre and unconvincing fusion of musical forces. DERIVATIVES unconvincingly adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

unconvincing

unconvincing adjective he had a plausible though highly unconvincing story: improbable, unlikely, implausible, incredible, unbelievable, questionable, dubious, doubtful; strained, labored, far-fetched, unrealistic, fanciful, fantastic; feeble, flimsy, weak, transparent, poor, lame, ineffectual, half-baked; informal hard to swallow. ANTONYMS persuasive.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

unconvincing

unconvincing adjective he had a plausible though highly unconvincing story: improbable, unlikely, implausible; incredible, scarcely credible, unbelievable, difficult to believe, beyond belief, questionable, dubious, doubtful; strained, laboured, ponderous, forced, far-fetched, remote, unrealistic, fanciful, fantastic, strange; feeble, weak, unsound, thin, transparent, poor, lame, trifling, shallow, inadequate, unsatisfactory, ineffectual, half-baked, pathetic; informal hard to swallow /take. ANTONYMS convincing, cogent, persuasive.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

unconvincing

n con v nc ing 形容詞 説明 議論が 〉説得力のない, 〈描写などが 〉本物らしくない .ly 副詞