as in incredulous
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
the excuse for her tardiness was too unconvincing to be accepted
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Recent Examples of unconvincing
On the rare occasion when the series tries to incorporate the perils of the park, the staging is unconvincing and the results are predictable.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
His disbelief seems unconvincing to the characters featured in the series, including his former business partner, former employees from his dental office, and the FBI agents who worked closely on the case that ultimately landed Larry in prison with a life sentence for murder.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
Some members of President Trump's base found the review unconvincing.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 11 July 2025
In several cases in recent years, judges and juries have found Harper’s diagnoses unconvincing.
—Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unconvincing
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
His disbelief seems unconvincing to the characters featured in the series, including his former business partner, former employees from his dental office, and the FBI agents who worked closely on the case that ultimately landed Larry in prison with a life sentence for murder.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
Some members of President Trump's base found the review unconvincing.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 11 July 2025
In several cases in recent years, judges and juries have found Harper’s diagnoses unconvincing.
—Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unconvincing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconvincing
Adjective
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Out of towners may be incredulous about Charlotte’s Chinese food scene, but tens of thousands of Asian Charlotteans know where to go — they just might be tightlipped about it.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Shore says, sounding a little incredulous.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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He's been incredible with the Mets, and his power is almost impossible to replace.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wolves have taken a bit of a gamble – could be incredible, could be a flop.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That seems an unlikely development as the calendar turns to September.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Far more important to me, though—and to anyone else unlikely to stay upstairs—are the hotel’s public spaces.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But witnessing that scene Sunday night, even the most casual fan among a platoon of 50,000 disciples would grin at this once-implausible sight.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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The transcendental is, for Schrader, expressible only through contradiction: neither the implausible redemption at the end of First Reformed nor the relentlessly pessimistic two hours preceding it but the very juxtaposition of these incommensurable ontological frames.—
Roy Scranton
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Apple has leaned more into natural photographic output, but the extra creative power and the ability to capture impossible shots that the Pixel 10 Pro offers a more attractive story to users.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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For millions of elderly or disabled people, these were daunting or impossible options.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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One reason for the lack of attention to the risk of elder abuse is that it is often assumed that tracking and monitoring older family members is lawful, even if perhaps ethically questionable.—
Nina A. Kohn,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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His defense is questionable at times, but his bat makes up for it on a nightly basis.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To anyone paying attention, this measure is ridiculous and obviously a set up to demand something to address this yawning chasm for a person trying to rent a two-bedroom apartment.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Biden has denied these allegations, calling them ridiculous and false.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And to do it with my two best friends and my dad was an unbelievable experience.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Arsenal bolstered its squad by signing goalscoring phenomenon Viktor Gyökeres of Sweden, who scored an unbelievable 68 goals in 66 matches across two seasons in the Portuguese league—and 97 goals in 102 matches across all competitions in that time.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Unconvincing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconvincing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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