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

We’re convinced there’s never a bad time to have a cookie, and ALDI’s shelves are stocked with delicious options in a dizzying array of flavors. — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026

Nine months ago, many football fans were convinced Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had played his last game. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

Best known for his earnest politico Josh Lyman in Sorkin’s The West Wing, Whitford here turns zealous and mean, his Colonel Jessup ruthlessness incarnate, intractable and convinced of his own indispensable value to society and order. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

Budget experts are not so convinced by this argument, not least because AI may well mean the replacement of humans with machines and robotics, meaning that a major source of government revenue (income taxes) could potentially be reduced. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Seeing this, Sussman became convinced LLMs were the perfect tool to work on Balaban’s program. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Analysts are less convinced, saying the initial shipments are modest relative to the global market, while damaged Russian refineries and logistical hurdles raise questions about how quickly the fuel can arrive. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Meta’s previous efforts in this space and its big bet on the metaverse have largely flopped, but the company is convinced things will be different this time. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Photographs by Whitten Sabbatini for The New Yorker By studying fire scars in ancient wood, many scientists have become convinced that Indigenous people transformed North America long before Christopher Columbus arrived. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Verb

Yet future Israeli leaders may not be overly concerned about that problem, convinced that Israel, with its military might and technological edge, has too much to offer potential partners to be ignored or isolated. — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026

Uthmeier used the case to attack the constitutionality of judicial waivers and convinced the court of appeals to strike down the law. — Jim Defede, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Caruso said his close work with the mayor over the last few months as part of the Palisades fire rebuilding process convinced him that Bass would learn from past mistakes and perform better in a second term. — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and experts are not convinced. — News Desk, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026

An American company convinced Hernández to serve El Califa tacos at pop-up restaurants in Dallas — a venture plagued by hours-long lines and exorbitant prices. — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

There's also the high cost of raising a child, which Harris said convinced her that one is enough. — Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

And for the record… the actress isn’t convinced Iona wound up with her new yuppie boyfriend after all. — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2026

That all changed shortly after the production convinced one of them to allow the film crew to shoot in his house. — Tomris Laffly, Time, 23 Oct. 2026