Meanings
comparative more unconvincing · superlative most unconvincing
- not convincing, plausible or believable
Near-synonym: uncompelling
1 more example
He gave me an unconvincing explanation of the fault, but I have my doubts.
Synonyms: flimsy, limp, tenuous, uncompelling · Antonyms: convincing, compelling
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of unconvince
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot convincing, plausible or believable
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving a probability too low to inspire belief
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishconvincing
- Englishunconvincing
From un- + convincing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀπίθανος
- ἀπίθανος (apíthanos)not convincing
Bulgarian неубедителен
- неубедителен (neubeditelen)not convincing
Czech nepřesvědčivý
- nepřesvědčivýnot convincing
Dutch onovertuigend, weinig overtuigend
- onovertuigendnot convincing
- weinig overtuigendnot convincing
- niet overtuigendnot convincing
Finnish ei vakuuttava, ei uskottava
- ei vakuuttavanot convincing
- ei uskottavanot convincing
- epäuskottavanot convincing
French peu convaincant
- peu convaincantnot convincing
Japanese 腑に落ちない
- 腑に落ちない (fu ni ochinai)not convincing
Polish nieprzekonujący
- nieprzekonującynot convincing
Cite this entry
unconvincing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconvincing
“unconvincing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconvincing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unconvincing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconvincing.
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