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
Yet Hiller’s latest equivocating mea culpa, with the now-familiar language of hardship and defeatism so unbecoming of a professional hockey team, rang unconvincing.
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Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, with almost no chemistry between them, they’re lost in a sea of unconvincing misdirections that should have been a 90-minute feature, if that.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump undermined the argument of his prepared remarks by riffing on the economy with a series of unconvincing, hyperbolic assertions and false statements.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
In the heart-wrenching examples of young people dying by suicide, pointing toward ChatGPT’s terms of service may strike some as both cold and unconvincing.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
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Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, with almost no chemistry between them, they’re lost in a sea of unconvincing misdirections that should have been a 90-minute feature, if that.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump undermined the argument of his prepared remarks by riffing on the economy with a series of unconvincing, hyperbolic assertions and false statements.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
In the heart-wrenching examples of young people dying by suicide, pointing toward ChatGPT’s terms of service may strike some as both cold and unconvincing.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconvincing
Adjective
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Travelers at the airport Monday who heard about the vote were incredulous.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Fellow vegans in the comments were incredulous — what of the bear cub carcass Kennedy claimed to have dumped in Central Park or his lifelong interest in hunting?—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Well, the Santana band of course was just incredible.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2026
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They are known for their incredible kindness and hospitality, which says a lot given the centrality of hospitality to Iranian culture more broadly.—
Talla Mountjoy,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In the very unlikely event that Mann had revealed his private struggles to his visitors, would Sontag have thought better of him?—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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In the years since Boogie Nights, Leo has made an unlikely hit out of The Man in the Iron Mask, then took the role of Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, showing off his range and turning that surreal and often horrifying movie into another $100 million feather in his cap.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Pages made the scenario his own by pulling off an implausible catch in the most riveting of moments against the Toronto Blue Jays, while extending the 2025 MLB season into extra innings.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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Barring six or seven victories in that time — a prospect that sits somewhere between highly implausible and impossible — those fixtures will count for nothing in sporting terms.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Now, of course, that’s impossible.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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And the notion of Mark Zuckerberg asking Google's Sundar Pichai for permission to use Gemini is almost impossible to imagine.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The man’s service might be questionable, but his backhands are unparalleled.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, forward Andrew Wiggins, who had been listed with back tendinitis and missed Friday night’s victory in Charlotte, is listed as questionable for Sunday due to toe inflammation.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Don’t be ridiculous, Barron isn’t a sucker or a loser like your kid!—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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But the increase is ridiculous.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But Kesselman said his sister had unbelievable courage and never complained.—
Natalie McMillan,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The whole thing is just unbelievable.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Unconvincing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconvincing. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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