unpersuaded
adjective
un·per·suad·ed
ˌən-pər-ˈswā-dəd 
: not convinced to do or believe something : not persuaded
… indicate that the public views the stock market quite properly as a lottery and is unpersuaded by arguments about its being a mechanism for the allocation of investment …—
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There are questions about whether such groups are effective at drawing unpersuaded voters to the Republican fold.
—Akayla Gardner, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2023
Color me just a teeny bit unpersuaded.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
Despite efforts by Clapper to explain that the intelligence community had not relied on the dossier to arrive at its assessments of Russia's 2016 election interference – and had not leaked the document to the media – Trump remained unpersuaded and embittered.
—Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2021
The senator remained unpersuaded, promoting the exchange in at least a dozen fundraising emails, on his popular podcast and again Tuesday, on Twitter.
—Dallas News, 15 June 2022
The Bauman family, which has been farming for over a century, was unpersuaded.
—oregonlive, 26 Oct. 2022
Bowers, who testified Tuesday to the Jan. 6 committee in Washington, was unpersuaded, but did examine Maricopa County's election headquarters to learn more about the vote-counting process.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2022
The Court of Appeals was unpersuaded on both questions.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022
Milton’s contemporaries, however, were unpersuaded: Parliament passed its licensing law, which remained in place until 1695.
—John J. Miller, WSJ, 6 May 2022
Akayla Gardner, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2023
Color me just a teeny bit unpersuaded.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
Despite efforts by Clapper to explain that the intelligence community had not relied on the dossier to arrive at its assessments of Russia's 2016 election interference – and had not leaked the document to the media – Trump remained unpersuaded and embittered.
—Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2021
The senator remained unpersuaded, promoting the exchange in at least a dozen fundraising emails, on his popular podcast and again Tuesday, on Twitter.
—Dallas News, 15 June 2022
The Bauman family, which has been farming for over a century, was unpersuaded.
—oregonlive, 26 Oct. 2022
Bowers, who testified Tuesday to the Jan. 6 committee in Washington, was unpersuaded, but did examine Maricopa County's election headquarters to learn more about the vote-counting process.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2022
The Court of Appeals was unpersuaded on both questions.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022
Milton’s contemporaries, however, were unpersuaded: Parliament passed its licensing law, which remained in place until 1695.
—John J. Miller, WSJ, 6 May 2022
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“Unpersuaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpersuaded. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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