UNPERSUASIVE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

unpersuasive

adjective

Definition of unpersuasive

as in unconvincing

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Recent Examples of unpersuasive That argument, however, seems unpersuasive because an indictment was filed, albeit one later dismissed as void. — Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025 For the reasons discussed below, defendants' arguments are legally flawed and belied by the record and therefore unpersuasive. — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025 Both Pavia and the NCAA argued to the panel that the appeal was not moot, but Thapar found their arguments unpersuasive and flawed. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025 So if vague reassurances are so bad, and giving reasons is so good, then why is our world full of so much empty, unpersuasive blather? — Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unpersuasive

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Adjective

The novelist and journalist Mary McCarthy, by contrast, is discussed at length, though her inclusion even in the second sense seems unconvincing.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
The ensuing tense encounter includes one of the more unconvincing shootouts ever committed to film, although to be fair, two of the characters involved clearly have little prior experience.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of unconvincing

Adjective

There are very few studies done on biotherapies, and what is out there is primarily inconclusive or acknowledging the results as too complex to quantify.

— Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The scientific evidence behind that idea, however, is inconclusive.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of inconclusive

Adjective

Recent Star Wars offerings, including the Skywalker saga's weak conclusion and uncompelling series, suggest creative fatigue.

— Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Still, though these three actors play multiple roles and their ensemble members get to sink into just one, there’s not an uncompelling performance happening on stage.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 June 2026

Definition of uncompelling

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