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

But, as pre-season unfolded, Glasner became more convinced that James McAtee was capable of filling the void. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

That line has been the floor on every meaningful pullback during this recovery and a close back below it would tell you the buyers are not as convinced. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

While purple has come to represent Swift’s Speak Now era, during that London outing, Swift wore a lilac purple dress with flowers, which fans are convinced foreshadows the primary color and aesthetics of the singer’s 13th LP. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026

Cameron keeps upping the ante, until one becomes convinced the T-1000 is well-nigh invincible. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

That hasn't happened, and scientists are now less convinced that this explosion is immediately imminent, but Betelgeuse remains the subject of intense scientific scrutiny. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Their track record of regular season success and commitment to winning convinced Shohei Ohtani, the game's biggest star, to choose them. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

And people including many scientists living back then, were very convinced that this was an animal who could do mathematics, who could count, who could reason about simple problems in the way that humans do. — Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

Cursive in today’s world Not everyone is convinced cursive deserves a comeback tour. — Mary Jean Tecce Decarlo, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

The scammers allegedly convinced the victim to give them access to his Google Drive and provide security codes that allowed Lam and others to siphon off more than 4,100 Bitcoin, then worth over $240 million. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Russia denied involvement, saying Germany had planted evidence, but NATO is convinced this is the latest incident in the Kremlin’s long-running hybrid warfare campaign of sabotage and cyberattacks. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Fred Miller's sister Karen Dixon-Rexroth, who initially convinced her older brother to buy the property, and their cousins Dexter Miller and Sonya Womack-Miranda, did most of the research into Sharswood's past. — Keith Zubrow, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

There are likely many of you reading this who will never ever be convinced and see AI as anathema to creativity. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Even if the technology works well, Americans still need to be convinced. — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

The conflict lasted for several days until a civil negotiator convinced Weaver to surrender. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Her attorneys said she was convinced Babb would kill her to prevent her from telling others and create a false story about escape attempt or attack to justify an unlawful use of deadly force. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026

But the Supreme Court Judges were not convinced by the argument and sided with Respect MO Voters. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026