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 investors are not convinced, and news that Nvidia could be hiking prices for some of its biggest customers will also keep the AI community on its toes this week. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 24 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

Jones will play Sam, a skeptic whose wife, Jenny, becomes convinced that their new home is haunted. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Lakovic sees the ice well enough, but scouts aren’t fully convinced on that aspect of his game. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Harvard University economist David Deming isn't convinced that AI is to blame for the challenging early-career job market. — Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026

Dostie, who worked with a skilled cadaver dog, had become convinced that there were more bodies buried at Barker Ranch, the Death Valley outpost where the Manson Family fled after the murders. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026

Verb

Sanft focused the first day of testimony on questioning the thoroughness of the work of investigators in the three decades-old case, saying he’s not convinced Tupac Shakur’s murder will ever be solved. — Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

One-third of the students still can't be convinced because a pitch can't outrun the job. — Gregg Mojica, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Eventually Franco convinced Becerra to join his band, Los Survivors, as a trumpet player. — Ben Paviour august 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

In the recent Larry David skit, Obama is convinced to wear the tan suit to a press conference. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

At one point, Shawkat was unavailable after becoming pregnant, leaving Meyer convinced there was no one else who could play Molly. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026

The potential that convinced Aston Villa to bet on a young, raw talent was clear. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

By the time the snowfall melts, Rukumba is no longer a community but a collection of competing interests each convinced the miracle belongs to them. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026

For another, the pandemic-era shift to remote work almost certainly convinced companies that some positions needn’t be filled at all. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026