unpersuasive

adjective

un·​per·​sua·​sive ˌən-pər-ˈswā-siv How to pronounce unpersuasive (audio)
-ziv
: not able or tending to persuade : not persuasive
an unpersuasive argument
unpersuasively adverb

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Quraishi also deemed relevant precedent in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which has jurisdiction over Quraishi and other federal district judges in New Jersey, as unpersuasive considering the realities of contemporary college sports. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Berman’s sweeping claim that the turn to neoliberalism in the 1970s is to blame for Europe’s slow growth, economic dislocations, and rising inequality is equally unpersuasive. Thomas Carothers, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019 Abrego Garcia’s family has denied the allegations of ties to MS-13 gang or criminal activity, and the courts have so far found the Trump administration’s claims unpersuasive. Tara Suter, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025 Richard Patrick’s score tends toward a thundering intensity the unpersuasive dramatics don’t justify, its bombastic approach extending to no less than three clodhopping rawk tunes under the closing credits. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unpersuasive

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1651, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unpersuasive was circa 1651

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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpersuasive. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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