Meanings
adjectiveunpersuasive (comparative more unpersuasive, superlative most unpersuasive)
comparative more unpersuasive · superlative most unpersuasive
- Not persuasive
Synonyms: unconvincing
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot persuasive
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adjectivenot capable of persuading
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishpersuasive
- Englishunpersuasive
From un- + persuasive.
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APA
unpersuasive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpersuasive
MLA
“unpersuasive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpersuasive. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpersuasive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpersuasive.
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