as in incredulous
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
the excuse for her tardiness was too unconvincing to be accepted
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Recent Examples of unconvincing
On the rare occasion when the series tries to incorporate the perils of the park, the staging is unconvincing and the results are predictable.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
In several cases in recent years, judges and juries have found Harper’s diagnoses unconvincing.
—Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 30 June 2025
For one thing, it’s filmed as yet another airless and unconvincing blue-and-orange night falls on the world of the Wheel, leeching much of the glamour and danger out of the inherently glamorous, dangerous, bustling, seedy city-after-dark setting.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
Rather than overruling the previous case — Ashcroft v. ACLU (2004) — Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion spends at least a dozen pages making an unconvincing argument that Friday’s decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton is consistent with the Court’s previous decisions.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
In several cases in recent years, judges and juries have found Harper’s diagnoses unconvincing.
—Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 30 June 2025
For one thing, it’s filmed as yet another airless and unconvincing blue-and-orange night falls on the world of the Wheel, leeching much of the glamour and danger out of the inherently glamorous, dangerous, bustling, seedy city-after-dark setting.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
Rather than overruling the previous case — Ashcroft v. ACLU (2004) — Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion spends at least a dozen pages making an unconvincing argument that Friday’s decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton is consistent with the Court’s previous decisions.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconvincing
Adjective
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Rodríguez looked incredulous at the thought that this was the evidence against him.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
29 July 2025
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When one reporter asked a multi-part question about Epstein and the memo, Bondi began to answer, before an incredulous Trump asked to interrupt the attorney general to offer his own reply.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Secretariat won the Belmont by an incredible 31 lengths, and his record time of 2:24 still stands as the fastest of all time.—
Sarah Jean Maher,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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Both owners reported incredible business for their openings.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Such retirees will not have to file for bankruptcy protection to shield their future practice income, and there is unlikely to be more than a single creditor so as to forestall an involuntary bankruptcy filing.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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On paper, both appear unlikely filmmaking propositions.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The transcendental is, for Schrader, expressible only through contradiction: neither the implausible redemption at the end of First Reformed nor the relentlessly pessimistic two hours preceding it but the very juxtaposition of these incommensurable ontological frames.—
Roy Scranton
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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That doesn’t feel remotely implausible, given the level of talent (and of the popular appreciation for that talent) at play here.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Rather interestingly, instead of making off with the loot, the hackers sent the proceeds to addresses with no owners, effectively destroying the value and making recovery impossible, in order to emphasise the political, rather than financial, nature of the raid.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The hedge is an acceptance that the world is impossible to know accurately.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Dolphins have versatility among their backups, but the quality of their backups remains questionable.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Reject questionable practices and products, and resist modern marketing, which has a short lifespan.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Modern women, embodied as a ridiculous but scary Martian, were challenging the status quo and pushing back against the patriarchy, the poor men who must defeat the alien threat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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Right now, Walmart has it for $998, that’s a ridiculous $2,000 off the usual $2,999 price point.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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What’s unbelievable is how many of these opportunities came to be: through direct messages on Instagram.—
Noah Reardon,
Billboard,
18 Aug. 2025
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And other times like [a] fourth and one stop by the defense, unbelievable play on defense and unacceptable on offense.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Unconvincing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconvincing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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