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as in believing
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as in persuaded
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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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Recent Examples of convinced
Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Fabrice Cavarretta, associate professor of management at ESSEC Business School isn’t totally convinced.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Based on Henry James' The Turn of the Screw, the story — about an emotionally unstable governess (Deborah Kerr) who becomes convinced that there’s something very wrong with her young charges — has inspired multiple films and TV series, including Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting of Bly Manor.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
And now, those people are convinced divorce is imminent.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025
Breeze remains convinced it was based on a flawed interpretation of McMahon's comment.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Interrogating her, the police seem convinced that Joe killed himself.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Peter is convinced Jerry is the answer to his prayers.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Somehow, the surveillance teams watching Zelocchi had become convinced Do was something else entirely.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
But Weber was always convinced that what his apparatuses were seeing was a real signal.
—Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
Neither is convinced by Nixon’s denials of wrongdoing during Watergate.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
However the streamers see it, some producers aren’t convinced the measures will go far enough.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Nick Offerman plays sovereign citizen Jerry Kane, who's convinced the US government has no hold on him as a free man.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Not everyone is convinced that remote and hybrid work schedules are a significant factor in the decision to have a family.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Second, some of those same victims would allegedly be contacted later and convinced that they’d mistakenly been given a refund and needed to pay the money back.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Halbach's family members told PEOPLE that they are convinced of Avery's guilt, however.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Not everyone is convinced economic talk is the way back into voters’ good graces.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Fabrice Cavarretta, associate professor of management at ESSEC Business School isn’t totally convinced.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Based on Henry James' The Turn of the Screw, the story — about an emotionally unstable governess (Deborah Kerr) who becomes convinced that there’s something very wrong with her young charges — has inspired multiple films and TV series, including Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting of Bly Manor.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
And now, those people are convinced divorce is imminent.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025
Breeze remains convinced it was based on a flawed interpretation of McMahon's comment.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Interrogating her, the police seem convinced that Joe killed himself.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Peter is convinced Jerry is the answer to his prayers.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Somehow, the surveillance teams watching Zelocchi had become convinced Do was something else entirely.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
After tumbling from a 50-foot height, Dan Aykroyd walked away convinced that a higher power had caught him.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
But Weber was always convinced that what his apparatuses were seeing was a real signal.
—Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
Neither is convinced by Nixon’s denials of wrongdoing during Watergate.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
However the streamers see it, some producers aren’t convinced the measures will go far enough.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Nick Offerman plays sovereign citizen Jerry Kane, who's convinced the US government has no hold on him as a free man.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Not everyone is convinced that remote and hybrid work schedules are a significant factor in the decision to have a family.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Second, some of those same victims would allegedly be contacted later and convinced that they’d mistakenly been given a refund and needed to pay the money back.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Halbach's family members told PEOPLE that they are convinced of Avery's guilt, however.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convinced
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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The Running Point actress was spotted shopping for holiday presents last December with a hands-free bag strapped across her body, and just one 12-second TikTok clip persuaded us to dole out some change on a purse that’s just like hers.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Black Cincinnatians persuaded the city to grant them 30 extra days.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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If Purdy is still unable to take the field in Week 10, the 49ers are confident that Jones can continue his solid play at the quarterback position.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Both Mason and Green are confident the race will be called quickly for Sheffield, who has been a frontrunner in the race.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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After those negotiations in Lisbon, Berrada headed back to Manchester satisfied an agreement had been verbally struck — a story The Athletic broke via sources in Portugal, with the United CEO learning mid-flight that the news was out.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
1 Nov. 2025
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None have adequately satisfied the Royals’ needs.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The surest sign that the GM of the Dallas Mavericks is in trouble appeared when the team hired another director of public relations.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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This feels like a bit of a generalization, but sure!—
Lily Osler,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 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 Philippines is one of Asia’s most flood-prone countries but this year it has also been mired in a massive corruption scandal involving flood control projects that have brought thousands of protesters out onto the streets.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Johnston wrote that the Bright Futures Fund was brought into the diocesan accounting system and was under the regular oversight of its finance office.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Considering how well pitchers like Merrill Kelly and Erick Fedde have performed since taking a break from the majors and heading overseas to rebuild, teams should be more accepting of Griffin's journey and trust his results more than in years past.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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To encourage Americans to be more accepting of Italian immigrants.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Convinced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convinced. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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