unconvinced

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adjective

not convinced or lacking conviction

“They tell me the world is round, but I am unconvinced.”

Similar
dubious
Opposite
convinced
OriginEnglish convinced ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
UncommonScrabble 19
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Meanings

unconvinced1

adjectiveunconvinced (comparative more unconvinced, superlative most unconvinced)

comparative more unconvinced · superlative most unconvinced

  1. not convinced or lacking conviction

    They tell me the world is round, but I am unconvinced.

unconvinced2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unconvince

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelacking conviction

Similar
dubious
Opposite
convinced
Also see
dubious

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishconvinced
  9. Englishunconvinced

From un- + convinced.

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Translations

Greek αμετάπειστος
  • αμετάπειστος (ametápeistos)not convinced
Cite this entry
APA

unconvinced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconvinced

MLA

“unconvinced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconvinced. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unconvinced,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconvinced.

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