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UNCONVINCING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unconvincing mean?
• UNCONVINCING (adjective)
The adjective UNCONVINCING has 2 senses:
1. not convincing
2. having a probability too low to inspire belief
Familiarity information: UNCONVINCING used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not convincing
Synonyms:
flimsy; unconvincing
Context example:
as unconvincing as a forced smile
Similar:
unpersuasive (not capable of persuading)
Also:
incredible; unbelievable (beyond belief or understanding)
Antonym:
convincing (causing one to believe the truth of something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a probability too low to inspire belief
Synonyms:
improbable; unbelievable; unconvincing; unlikely
Similar:
implausible (having a quality that provokes disbelief)
Context examples
I have heard your reasons and regard them as unconvincing and inadequate.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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