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
The time and date are accurate, and the place, but the rest of it is wholly unconvincing.
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
This is not just a problem of unconvincing rhetoric.
—Alexander Kustov, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025
On May 28, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled unanimously against Trump’s use of the IEEPA for tariffs, calling the administration’s arguments unconvincing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2025
Some members of President Trump's base found the review unconvincing.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 11 July 2025
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
This is not just a problem of unconvincing rhetoric.
—Alexander Kustov, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025
On May 28, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled unanimously against Trump’s use of the IEEPA for tariffs, calling the administration’s arguments unconvincing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2025
Some members of President Trump's base found the review unconvincing.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconvincing
Adjective
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The host, the longtime hip-hop radio personality Ebro Darden, fifty, was incredulous.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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Play-by-play announcer Chris Myers seemed a bit incredulous on the Fox broadcast.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Billboard Hall of Fame Award celebrates a career that extends beyond musical performance and takes into account the incredible influence the recipient enjoys as an artist globally in multiple fields, according to a press release.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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That could be with an incredible craftsman who makes a perfect mattress for a great night’s sleep, for example.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Roche Diagnostics said Monday that its Elecsys pTau181 test, developed in collaboration with Eli Lilly, could be used by primary care physicians to help identify patients who are unlikely to have Alzheimer’s disease, while those with a positive result would be recommended for further testing.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Hyperscalers such as Microsoft are unlikely to reduce capital expenditure due to minor equity downturns or cryptocurrency volatility.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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To Nkrumah, unifying Africa was the logical next step, no more implausible than what had just been achieved.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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On a test called IntPhys, which requires AI models to identify if the actions happening in a video are physically plausible or implausible, V-JEPA was nearly 98% accurate.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Travel could be very difficult to impossible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Marjala was known to be a fine passer (impossible to ignore based on his 44 assists in the Liiga during the 2024-25 season), but has been an offensive revelation this fall for the organization.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Two other names on the injury report for Buffalo are tight end Dalton Kincaid (oblique, questionable) and wide receiver/kick returner Curtis Samuel (neck/ribs, questionable).—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Aaron Brewer will suit up Sunday after initially being ruled questionable with a pectoral injury.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Trump filed a bogus lawsuit against the company that pivoted on the ridiculous claim that YouTube was a secret agent of the Biden administration.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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For those who tire of driving something ridiculous-looking on paved roads, good news!—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And then getting to meet Benny and work with him was unbelievable, even just thinking of the history and the legacy that is ABBA.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
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This guy has really done an unbelievable job with all the injuries.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Unconvincing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconvincing. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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