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unpersuaded

adjective

Definition of unpersuadednext
as in unconvinced

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Recent Examples of unpersuaded The judge seemed unpersuaded, but did not make a ruling immediately. — Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2024 There are questions about whether such groups are effective at drawing unpersuaded voters to the Republican fold. — Akayla Gardner, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2023 The Bauman family, which has been farming for over a century, was unpersuaded. — oregonlive, 26 Oct. 2022 The senator remained unpersuaded, promoting the exchange in at least a dozen fundraising emails, on his popular podcast and again Tuesday, on Twitter. — Dallas News, 15 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for unpersuaded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpersuaded
  1. unconvinced
  2. undecided
  3. incredulous
  4. disbelieving
  5. unbelieving
Adjective
  • Miku at least seems to recognize that might not be so healthy, but Airi is unconvinced.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Despite energy stocks holding the title as the best-performing sector in the S&P 500 in 2026, options traders seem unconvinced the strength in conventional energy assets will continue.
    — Oliver Renick,Tyler Bailey, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of unconvinced
Adjective
  • Five key races are unexpectedly close, with some polls giving Democrats a better edge than expected, but the outcomes are still in doubt, as swaths of voters remain undecided.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • On a recent weekend in Lee's district about 50 days before the election, members from the Culinary Union, the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations knocked on voters' doors, hoping to sway those still undecided.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of undecided
Adjective
  • California‘s seven Supreme Court justices appeared by turns perplexed by and incredulous of those theories during oral arguments last month.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of incredulous
Adjective
  • During one scene, Scherrman appears for a few seconds as the catcher in a game interrupted by Timothy Busfield, the disbelieving brother-in-law of Kevin Costner's character Ray Kinsella.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • During one scene, Scherrman appears for a few seconds as the catcher in a game interrupted by Timothy Busfield, the disbelieving brother-in-law of Kevin Costner’s character Ray Kinsella.
    — Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of disbelieving
Adjective
  • One day, the elusive Seth meets the equally alluring but totally living doctor Maggie (Meg Ryan), who is suspicious and unbelieving of the mystical wonders of this world.
    — Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
  • He was told that unbelieving boys and girls in short dresses and naked arms met in these places and fell in love.
    — The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2022
Definition of unbelieving

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“Unpersuaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpersuaded. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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