unconvinced

adjective

un·​con·​vinced ˌən-kən-ˈvin(t)st How to pronounce unconvinced (audio)
: not brought to believe or accept something by argument : not convinced
was unconvinced the business would succeed
They remain unconvinced by her new evidence …Michael Casey

Examples of unconvinced in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For one, experts are unconvinced that the tests can reliably gauge menopausal stage. Jani Hall, Health, 18 Apr. 2024 But many residents are unconvinced that change will come without more dramatic intervention from state or federal agencies. Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024 Trump immunity Most Americans are largely unconvinced that former President Donald Trump should be granted immunity from prosecution, according to a new Marquette Law School poll. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024 Though Democrats in the House applauded the package as a compromise, the governor is still unconvinced the plan, which would cost just over $500 million annually once fully implemented, is the right approach. Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024 The court was unconvinced, mainly attributing to the dismissal to unprotectable factual similarities between the two works. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024 Card and Krueger offered some complex theoretical rationales, but most of their colleagues are unconvinced; the centrist view is probably that minimum wages ‘do,’ in fact, reduce employment. Larry Elder, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024 Some attendees of that meeting walked away unconvinced. Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2024 Still, some scientists remain unconvinced by certain aspects of the research. Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unconvinced was in 1675

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“Unconvinced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconvinced. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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