Meanings
comparative more convincing · superlative most convincing
- Effective as proof or evidence.
Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to win the trial.
1 more example
While they have still only suffered one home defeat by Spurs in 19 years, this was not as convincing a victory as the scoreline suggests.
November 17 2012, BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20278355
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of convince
plural convincings
- countableuncountableThe process by which somebody is convinced.
Convincings depend on someone trying to do the convincing and someone who is supposed to be convinced.
2002, Richard L. Epstein, Critical Thinking, page 2
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecausing one to believe the truth of something
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian убеди́телен
- убеди́телен (ubedítelen)effective as proof or evidence
Catalan convincent
- convincenteffective as proof or evidence
Czech přesvědčivý
- přesvědčivýeffective as proof or evidence
Dutch overtuigend
- overtuigendeffective as proof or evidence
Finnish vakuuttava
- vakuuttavaeffective as proof or evidence
French convaincant, probant
- convaincanteffective as proof or evidence
- probanteffective as proof or evidence
German überzeugend
- überzeugendeffective as proof or evidence
Greek πειστικός
- πειστικός (peistikós)effective as proof or evidence
Hebrew משכנע, משכנעת
- משכנע (meshakhnea)effective as proof or evidence
- משכנעת (meshakhna'at)effective as proof or evidence
Hungarian nyomós, meggyőző
- nyomóseffective as proof or evidence
- meggyőzőeffective as proof or evidence
Italian convincente, persuasivo
- convincenteeffective as proof or evidence
- persuasivoeffective as proof or evidence
- concludenteeffective as proof or evidence
Latin persuādēns, persuāsibilis
- persuādēnseffective as proof or evidence
- persuāsibiliseffective as proof or evidence
Polish przekonujący
- przekonującyeffective as proof or evidence
Portuguese convincente
- convincenteeffective as proof or evidence
Romanian convingător
- convingătoreffective as proof or evidence
Russian убеди́тельный
- убеди́тельный (ubedítelʹnyj)effective as proof or evidence
Spanish convincente
- convincenteeffective as proof or evidence
Swedish övertygande
- övertygandeeffective as proof or evidence
Turkish inandırıcı
- inandırıcıeffective as proof or evidence
Ukrainian переко́нливий
- переко́нливий (perekónlyvyj)effective as proof or evidence
Cite this entry
convincing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convincing
“convincing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convincing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “convincing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convincing.
Source: convincing on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.