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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Both Pavia and the NCAA argued to the panel that the appeal was not moot, but Thapar found their arguments unpersuasive and flawed. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025 So if vague reassurances are so bad, and giving reasons is so good, then why is our world full of so much empty, unpersuasive blather? Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025 Such whataboutism is unpersuasive. Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025 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 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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