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Recent Examples of unpersuasive
Both Pavia and the NCAA argued to the panel that the appeal was not moot, but Thapar found their arguments unpersuasive and flawed.
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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
Such whataboutism is unpersuasive.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
The administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush tried to discourage drug use by pointing to links between drug trafficking and terrorist financing, but the campaign was unpersuasive.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2018
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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
Such whataboutism is unpersuasive.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
The administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush tried to discourage drug use by pointing to links between drug trafficking and terrorist financing, but the campaign was unpersuasive.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpersuasive
Adjective
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The letter was apparently unconvincing, and the search began again, with detectives presuming suicide.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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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
Adjective
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While an injury study may be inconclusive, what is conclusive is that despite some pleas to not add games, the schedule will grow.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors rejected those findings as inconclusive.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Without this step, emotional conversations become emotionally expensive and structurally ineffective.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Since mothballs are proven to be ineffective (and harmful), here are some safer alternatives to consider.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Christie’s theory of the case isn’t entirely uncompelling.—
Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
29 Mar. 2023
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Those urging the Fed to slow down make four reasonable but uncompelling arguments.—
Jason Furman,
WSJ,
5 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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Then $1,500 for Noma stateside isn’t entirely unfounded.—
Emily Wilson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Jan. 2026
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These fears are not unfounded, said Rhiannon Batchelder, a career coach based in Denver.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpersuasive. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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