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
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as in persuaded
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Recent Examples of convinced
Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Wednesday night, the coach sounded even more convinced.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Based on Danielle Valentine's Delicate Condition, the anthology's 12th installment is essentially a Rosemary's Baby dupe, following Anna Victoria Alcott (Emma Roberts), a Hollywood actress on an IVF journey who is convinced dark forces are after her unborn child.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
France was ranked as the most likely country to go into a bond crisis—where investors become convinced that a government won’t be able to pay its debts on time, and begin a global run on its Treasury—according to Deutsche Bank’s Q3 survey of 280 analysts globally.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
The leaders of many tech companies today seem increasingly convinced that superintelligent, society-transforming machines are on their way.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 29 Sep. 2025
Fever‘s popularity even surprised the band members, who weren’t quite convinced by its power.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
At first glance, one person questioned if the bedding was made of silk and felt even more convinced after resting on them.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
Revolving door of prime ministers Some investors worry that Japan’s revolving door of prime ministers could spook markets, but Neuberger Berman’s Okamura isn’t convinced.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
But many physicists are not convinced by this cut-and-dried distinction.
—Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, cattle industry experts are not convinced that the downturn in futures prices will last.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
But some residents weren’t convinced.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Even Mumgaard isn’t convinced the tokamak is the best, long-term solution for fusion power.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
For a normal comic, retailers are asked to biy 500 copies in order to carry it, but Liefeld convinced publisher Image to up it to 750 for these books, and retailers agreed, many ordering much more than that.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
TikTok has convinced us to do some unusual things for beauty, from elaborate morning sheds to using beef tallow as moisturizer.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
Until recently, many astronomers were convinced the Andromeda Galaxy would collide and merge with our galaxy in around 4 billion years.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
In the 13-episode epic, Our Blues’ Kim Woo-bin stars as Iblis, a Satanic genie who is utterly convinced of humanity’s inherent greed.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Wednesday night, the coach sounded even more convinced.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Based on Danielle Valentine's Delicate Condition, the anthology's 12th installment is essentially a Rosemary's Baby dupe, following Anna Victoria Alcott (Emma Roberts), a Hollywood actress on an IVF journey who is convinced dark forces are after her unborn child.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
France was ranked as the most likely country to go into a bond crisis—where investors become convinced that a government won’t be able to pay its debts on time, and begin a global run on its Treasury—according to Deutsche Bank’s Q3 survey of 280 analysts globally.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
The leaders of many tech companies today seem increasingly convinced that superintelligent, society-transforming machines are on their way.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 29 Sep. 2025
Fever‘s popularity even surprised the band members, who weren’t quite convinced by its power.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
At first glance, one person questioned if the bedding was made of silk and felt even more convinced after resting on them.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
Revolving door of prime ministers Some investors worry that Japan’s revolving door of prime ministers could spook markets, but Neuberger Berman’s Okamura isn’t convinced.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The concerted propaganda effort lasted for over a year, but the people were not convinced.
—Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
But many physicists are not convinced by this cut-and-dried distinction.
—Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, cattle industry experts are not convinced that the downturn in futures prices will last.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
But some residents weren’t convinced.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Even Mumgaard isn’t convinced the tokamak is the best, long-term solution for fusion power.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
For a normal comic, retailers are asked to biy 500 copies in order to carry it, but Liefeld convinced publisher Image to up it to 750 for these books, and retailers agreed, many ordering much more than that.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
TikTok has convinced us to do some unusual things for beauty, from elaborate morning sheds to using beef tallow as moisturizer.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
Until recently, many astronomers were convinced the Andromeda Galaxy would collide and merge with our galaxy in around 4 billion years.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convinced
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Goodall was wary of doing another documentary on her life in 2017, but was persuaded by National Geographic to do so.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Judge Arun Subramanian declared in a filing on Tuesday evening that the court was not persuaded by arguments made for either potential outcome in his case.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The non-believing partner may start to emotionally withdraw from the other, purely out of self-preservation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Stein provided one that satisfied her ambitions and perhaps mitigated a sense of mediocrity.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Certainly, the endless stream of player feedback allowed Supergiant to hone in on razor-sharp gameplay that satisfied existing players.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Stankonia collaborators remember Outkast feeling confident during recording sessions for their fourth studio album, which has been lauded for bringing the Dirty South hip-hop sensibility to such genres as funk, gospel and psychedelia.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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But the Cardinals' legend is confident that the underdog can come out on top.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When betting on a startup’s future potential, Graham is typically more swayed by his impression of its founders than the idea behind their business, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator wrote in a series of posts on social media platform X on August 10.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
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Business executives, at least some, are less swayed by the hype and more level-headed about the costs and benefits of using AI.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The visit brought tens of thousands of visitors to the Royal Oak basilica.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The role ultimately brought Judge, Altschuler and Krinsky to Silicon Valley and the culture of technologists.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Saints, Panthers Arizona somehow turned an interception into a touchdown for their opponent and fumbled away another sure touchdown in a bad, bad loss on Sunday.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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There’s also a 50% chance of rain on Monday and 60% chance of rain on Tuesday, sure to add to the water already backed up in the street.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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News of the audience was met with consternation among some conservatives who had criticized Francis’ outreach and had hoped Leo would be less accepting.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Provost Jenny Martinez is vastly more accepting of athletics than her predecessor, Persis Drell, who might have done more to undermine football than anyone else on campus.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Convinced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convinced. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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