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 letter was apparently unconvincing, and the search began again, with detectives presuming suicide.
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Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for unconvincing
Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for unconvincing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconvincing
Adjective
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Starmer’s explanation was greeted with jeers from opposition lawmakers, incredulous that the nation’s leader hadn’t known such a crucial piece of information.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The judge, Cedric Simpson, was incredulous.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In my opinion, Eddie should have been nominated for his incredible comic achievement in The Nutty Professor remake, though comedy is rarely recognized by Academy voters, as with Jerry Lewis’ different kind of brilliance in the original movie.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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While the outlet always has incredible finds, the deals are especially noteworthy right now, with savings up to 73 percent.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Attempting to close this gap solely by raising the gas tax would require a dramatic increase that is unlikely to be politically viable.—
Andrew Stasiowski,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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But analysts said the new model is unlikely to send markets into the kind of frenzy the previous one did.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The second is that Trump, as strategist-in-chief, keeps giving his negotiators objectives so implausible, confused or contradictory that even the wiliest diplomats in history — a Klemens von Metternich in the 19th century, say, or a Henry Kissinger in the 20th — would come up empty.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Chino Pacas’ implausible success story starts on the streets of Guanajuato, Mexico.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That’s the kind of streak that should be impossible.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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So local schools and other governmental units presumably would have to ask for twice as much money to get the same amount, which might make such a deal financially impossible.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The department did not directly respond to questions the Tribune sent in February about how the city could have let obviously questionable entries slip through in the first place.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Now, the school is feeling some of the same competitive pressure its public school neighbors have been feeling – because, in Cedar Rapids' new, competitive marketplace, its product has gone from shiny and new to questionable and perhaps tainted.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His per-touch production over the last two years at Notre Dame has been ridiculous.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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That’s ridiculous, at the same time.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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This was an unbelievable adventure, and it was made possible by this crew and the support of each other throughout the whole thing.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Among them are shocking, surreal, unbelievable, unprecedented and unexpected.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Unconvincing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconvincing. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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