as in skeptical
not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something
unconvinced that the prosecution had proven guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
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Recent Examples of unconvinced
Bob Shrum, a longtime Democratic strategist and political science professor at the University of Southern California, is unconvinced that Steyer’s wealth doomed his candidacy.
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Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
But many remain unconvinced that the issue has been resolved, arguing many are still missing and others are at risk of being kidnapped.
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Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
There are those who, under financial pressure and unconvinced that interest rates will ease and values will rise, are just selling out.
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Diana Olick,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
As a voter, however, Stritt was unconvinced by the initiative.
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Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unconvinced
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
But many remain unconvinced that the issue has been resolved, arguing many are still missing and others are at risk of being kidnapped.
—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
There are those who, under financial pressure and unconvinced that interest rates will ease and values will rise, are just selling out.
—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
As a voter, however, Stritt was unconvinced by the initiative.
—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unconvinced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconvinced
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Some physicists are skeptical that such waves could escape the intense gravitational environment near a black hole’s event horizon, or that current instruments can reliably separate a direct wave signal from the surrounding noise.
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The fresh attack, the first reported since the US and Iran agreed last week to work toward a peace deal, prompted an uptick in global oil prices and came as Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to sell the peace agreement to skeptical Gulf nations.
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Standards are high at the Etihad Stadium after 10 years of Guardiola and Manchester City is counting on Maresca being the right man to keep this going even if many of the club’s own supporters are unsure.
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People are unsure about the industry for good reason, with everything happening with AI and in the world.
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Norma was instantly suspicious.
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Ahead of the fateful trip to Zion, Bernadette was growing suspicious about Vander Meer’s behavior.
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“Unconvinced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconvinced. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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