Word Frequency
convincing (kənˈvɪnsɪŋ
)
Definitions
adjective
- credible or plausible
- (mainly law) persuading by evidence or argument
Derived Forms
conˈvincingly adverbconˈvincingness noun
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = persuasive, credible, conclusive, incontrovertible, telling, likely, powerful, impressive, probable, plausible, cogent, verisimilar,
convince (kənˈvɪns
)
Definitions
verb
- may take a clause as object to make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; persuade
- (mainly US) to persuade (someone) to do something
- (obsolete)
- to overcome
- to prove guilty
Derived Forms
conˈvincement nounconˈvincer noun
conˈvincible adjective
The use of convince to talk about persuading someone to do something is considered by many British speakers
to be wrong or unacceptable
Word Origin
C16: from Latin convincere to demonstrate incontrovertibly, from com- (intensive) + vincere to overcome, conquerTranslations for 'convincing'
- British English: convincing If someone or something is convincing, you believe them.He sounded very convincing.kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ADJECTIVE
- Arabic: مُقْنِع
- Brazilian Portuguese: convincente
- Chinese: 令人信服的
- Croatian: uvjerljiv uvjerljiva
- Czech: přesvědčivý
- Danish: overbevisende
- Dutch: overtuigend
- European Spanish: convincente
- Finnish: vakuuttava
- French: convaincant
- German: überzeugend
- Greek: πειστικός πειστική
- Italian: convincente
- Japanese: 説得力のある
- Korean: 설득력 있는
- Norwegian: overbevisende
- Polish: przekonujący przekonująca
- Portuguese: convincente
- Romanian: convingător convingător, convingătoare, convingători, convingătoare
- Russian: убедительный убедительная
- Spanish: convincente
- Swedish: övertygande
- Thai: ซึ่งโน้มน้าว
- Turkish: inandırıcı
- Ukrainian: переконливий
- Vietnamese: có sức thuyết phục
Example Sentences Including 'convincing'
Brussels will require convincing that there is adequate control of movements in place, especially for sheep.Glasgow Herald (2001)
But even Mr. Blair is having trouble convincing his own cabinet and party.Globe and Mail (2003)
He'd hesitated just that little bit too long for it to be convincing.AMAGANSETT (2004)
I had to think of some convincing reason for Lysenko to send him to Finland.Cover Story
On the other hand, Powell's enthusiasm sometimes leads him into less than convincing arguments.New Scientist (1998)
Procane will have to invent a convincing reason for crossing the Atlantic -- the first stage of his journey to reach us.Cover Story
The unconverted will grasp the one flaw in this otherwise convincing treatise.Glasgow Herald (2001)
They take a lot of convincing to change their opinions once their minds have been made up.THORSONS WAY OF - PALMISTRY (2002)
Within these tough times of lower IT spending, convincing customers to choose software based on lower cost of ownership is critical.Irish Times (2002)
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