as in effectiveness
the capacity to persuade
he spoke with such convincingness that we never dreamed he was lying
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convincingness
Noun
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Captures and killings of cartel leaders serve a strategic purpose of showing that something is being done, but the effectiveness of such policies in the long run is very limited.—
Angélica Durán-Martínez,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2026 -
This development challenged the prevailing wisdom then that training advanced models require more processing power, and raised questions about the effectiveness of US tech and export controls.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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But his dictionary, with its conclusiveness, was a huge publishing success.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Visa requirements, passport validity and entry regulations should be confirmed well in advance.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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In June, Fairview residents filed a lawsuit challenging the Town Council’s permit approval and the validity of the vote.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The family spent months cooped up in an apartment in the city of Yangon, afraid to go outside and risk discovery by the authorities.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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Survivors initially recovered three members of their own group before rescuers arrived, authorities said.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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Both Cyborgs and Centaurs excelled in persuasiveness—producing more compelling outputs than Self-Automators.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The study released Thursday is not the first to try to measure the persuasiveness of AI.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Your strength lies not in not needing anyone, but in consciously choosing with whom to move forward.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Clearer information on the strength, track, and timeline of the storm will become more available later today into Friday as computer models are able to better sample the pieces of energy that will merge into this developing coastal storm.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Convincingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convincingness. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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