unpersuasive
adjective
un·per·sua·sive
ˌən-pər-ˈswā-siv 
-ziv
: not able or tending to persuade : not persuasive
an unpersuasive argument
unpersuasively
adverb
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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.
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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
But Chen found the government’s arguments unpersuasive and found that numerous derogatory and false comments by Noem — and by Trump — against Venezuelans as criminals show that racial animus was a motivator in ending protections.
—Janie Har, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Moline’s argument was similarly unpersuasive to Rozen, the former Senate aide.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
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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
But Chen found the government’s arguments unpersuasive and found that numerous derogatory and false comments by Noem — and by Trump — against Venezuelans as criminals show that racial animus was a motivator in ending protections.
—Janie Har, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Moline’s argument was similarly unpersuasive to Rozen, the former Senate aide.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpersuasive. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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