Synonyms of convinced

convinced 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in believing

Related Words

• believing
• confident
• sure
• accepting
• unsuspecting
• certain
• unquestioning
• secure
• overconfident
• trusting
• unwary
• unsuspicious
• gullible
• naive
• credulous
• confiding
• trustful
• hopeful
• unsophisticated
• childlike
• dependent
• guileless
• reliant
• innocent
• simple
• artless

Dissimilar Words

• skeptical
• uncertain
• doubtful
• questioning
• doubting
• unconvinced
• distrustful
• mistrustful
• undecided
• unpersuaded
• incredulous
• wary
• hesitant
• unsure
• disbelieving
• suspicious
• unbelieving
• leery
• dubious
• untrusting
• trustless
• oversuspicious

2

as in persuaded

Related Words

• persuaded
• influenced
• swayed
• interested
• colored
• distorted
• warped
• predisposed
• prepossessed
• shaded
• concerned
• misrepresented
• affected
• hostile
• inimical
• biased
• jaundiced
• partisan
• unfriendly
• prejudiced
• partial
• unsympathetic
• one-sided
• parti pris

Dissimilar Words

• equal
• disinterested
• fair
• objective
• reasonable
• neutral
• impartial
• open
• equitable
• unbiased
• receptive
• just
• unprejudiced
• honest
• evenhanded
• independent
• nonpartisan
• open-minded
• autonomous
• bipartisan
• persuasible
• detached
• distant
• cold
• dispassionate
• aloof
• remote
• indifferent
• unconcerned
• impersonal
• uninterested
• hardheaded
• apathetic
• unemotional
• unenthusiastic
• incurious
• uncurious

convinced

2 of 2

verb

past tense of convince

as in satisfied

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests

we convinced him to keep silent about our activities until we could spring the surprise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• persuaded
• satisfied
• brought
• urged
• got
• induced
• attracted
• argued
• moved
• gained
• prompted
• converted
• coaxed
• prevailed (on or upon)
• talked (into)
• won (over)
• enticed
• tempted
• brought around
• seduced
• lured
• interested
• exhorted
• cajoled
• swayed
• sold
• influenced
• inclined
• entreated
• wheedled
• discussed
• beguiled
• brainwashed
• allured
• led on
• snowed
• debated
• blandished
• fast-talked
• disputed
• overpersuaded
• mooted
• drew
• conversed
• blarneyed
• reasoned (with)
• chewed over
• hashed (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discouraged
• deterred
• dissuaded
• unsold

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of convinced

Adjective

Tal Liani, an analyst for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, isn’t convinced that will happen. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Analysts are less convinced, saying the initial shipments are modest relative to the global market, while damaged Russian refineries and logistical hurdles raise questions about how quickly the fuel can arrive. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Meta’s previous efforts in this space and its big bet on the metaverse have largely flopped, but the company is convinced things will be different this time. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Despite his concerns about contemporary society, Tsui remains convinced that humor has an essential role to play, even when tackling the most serious subjects. — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Photographs by Whitten Sabbatini for The New Yorker By studying fire scars in ancient wood, many scientists have become convinced that Indigenous people transformed North America long before Christopher Columbus arrived. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Remember the Duke lacrosse case, and remember how convinced everybody was that those young men were guilty. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Throughout the movie, Lowen becomes convinced that Verity talks to Crew. — Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026

Rebecca Tushnet, a Harvard Law professor who studies trademark law, isn’t convinced. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

Kamala Harris’ defeat convinced some Democratic strategists, like the big-tenters at Third Way and the Searchlight Institute, that Democratic candidates were too easily moved by activists, and that voters held this against them. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Clinical trials cost millions of dollars, so companies first must be convinced the drugs look promising enough for FDA approval, as well as have an edge over current medications. — Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

The family decamped to a patch of as-yet-undeveloped swampland near the Everglades, convinced that others would join them. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Mark Zuckerberg was certainly convinced, and even Apple got in on the hype with its Vision Pro. — Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

How Davis, Lee, and others convinced themselves of their cause, although instructive to the working of the human mind, is immaterial to the facts of American history. — Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026

Edouard Philippe, former Prime Minister and presidential candidate, was not convinced by the speech. — Kahina Sekkaï, Vanity Fair, 18 Oct. 2026

The doc was edited by Michael Bradsell, who had also edited The Devils back in the day; Kermode convinced him to cut the missing scenes back into a print of the original film, then made a digi-beta copy. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

Wilson said the movement had convinced hundreds of thousands of Albertans that independence was legally possible and forced a broader debate over the province’s grievances against Ottawa. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026