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adjective

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as in believing

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as in persuaded

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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

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Recent Examples of convinced
Adjective
In The Caine Mutiny (1954), the paranoid Captain Queeg (Humphrey Bogart) becomes convinced, with no evidence, that someone is stealing strawberries from the freezer. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026 Gage, for one, isn’t convinced that consumers care much about semiquincentennial marketing one way or the other, though. — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 However, many Mexican fans are convinced that Robben dived and a penalty should not have been awarded. — ABC News, 30 June 2026 Now fully convinced of Broadwater’s innocence, Sebold looks back on the entire episode with deep mortification. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 Pochettino is convinced humans have mental abilities that have yet to be developed. — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 June 2026 But not everyone is so convinced. — David MacK, CNN Money, 28 June 2026 After the birth of their son, Saga (Haarla) becomes convinced there is something profoundly wrong with the child, even as those around her dismiss her fears. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 But others became convinced that Swift had already dropped some Easter eggs, which the artist is known to do ahead of major announcements and album releases. — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 24 June 2026
Verb
However, Chase is not convinced that the show will remain popular forever. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026 After painting a piece featuring one of her angels, Neilson was convinced the canvas was meant for Oprah Winfrey and turned down other interested buyers. — Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026 My recent work on agents and ERP convinced me this is where many deployments will live or die. — Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 But Barthel’s talk convinced him to try growing a plant in his backyard. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 July 2026 Mariel, who has written and spoken about her grandfather's battles with mental illness that led to his suicide in 1961, is convinced his work will endure. — ABC News, 6 July 2026 Now, many Swifties are convinced that this could be the very dress Swift wore on her wedding day. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 6 July 2026 That level of output convinced Vogt to stick him in the leadoff spot a little more than three weeks into his career and not look back. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 5 July 2026 The only retailer that convinced me all three could exist was Amazon. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convinced
  1. believing
  2. swayed
  3. persuaded
  4. confident
  5. satisfied
  6. sure
  7. brought
  8. accepting
Adjective
  • The non-believing partner may start to emotionally withdraw from the other, purely out of self-preservation.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of believing
Adjective
  • Most teams, in fact, decided from the start that pitchers were not in the best position and were liable to be too emotionally swayed to be entrusted with ABS challenges.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • As fans stood for the opening run, a sprawling 23-piece backing ensemble — including six band members, eight backing vocalists plus returning Church muse Joanna Cotten, and a mini-orchestra with four horns and four strings — some swayed.
    — Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of swayed
Verb
  • School board member Kelly Gonez persuaded her colleagues to begin exploring it in 2019.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Those massive market gains have persuaded stockholders to spend.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Definition of persuaded
Adjective
  • Exploring the recent opportunity Baird is confident Innio will be able to lead and set the highest price target at $50.
    — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Speaking of golf, a confident politician or a confident reporter, for that matter, should walk like a golfer coming down the fairway on the 18th hole with a three-stroke lead in a major tournament.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of confident
Verb
  • The deal would not have satisfied Cuba's spiraling energy needs.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • One of the daily specials, a creamy risotto accented with a bold red pepper puree and blackened shrimp, caught my eye and satisfied my cravings for something comforting.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
Definition of satisfied
Adjective
  • More the former than the latter, sure, but both men are not overly pleased at the way they’re being treated.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Although astronomers are pretty sure there is a neutron star in the heart of the remnant based on indirect evidence, no pulsar radio emissions have yet been detected.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of sure
Verb
  • Electing to keep his No 5 on the field, the Brazil head coach made a subtle tactical tweak that saw Endrick enter the action and brought Matheus Cunha further to the left flank — which unlocked the attacking prowess of Vinicius Junior.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • An inside source revealed on Sunday that the couple's vows brought Kelce to tears.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Definition of brought
Adjective
  • That really felt full circle with Shyanne being more accepting.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 May 2026
  • Americans are now more accepting of nuclear energy plants in their communities than data centers, Gallup has found.
    — Aldo Svaldi, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Definition of accepting

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