convincing

[ kuh n-vin-sing ]

/ kənˈvɪn sɪŋ /

persuading or assuring by argument or evidence: They gave a convincing demonstration of the car's safety features.

appearing worthy of belief; plausible: The excuse was not convincing.

Origin of convincing

First recorded in 1605–15; convince + -ing²

con·vinc·ing·ly, adverb con·vinc·ing·ness, noun half-con·vinc·ing, adjective half-con·vinc·ing·ly, adverb

un·con·vinc·ing, adjective un·con·vinc·ing·ly, adverb

Not too many people get to put one over on that guy in a film—and do it convincingly.

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It was trickier to convincingly recreate Mark's imprint as a platonic pal downstairs.

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On Sleepy Hollow, it was convincingly, if fantastically, rendered.

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Additionally impressive is that an Australian can write so convincingly in the idiom of a country so different from her own.

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He not only articulated the need for Americans to actively engage in world markets, clearly and convincingly.

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To save her, you must enter her world, as convincingly as you can.

The Capgras Shift |Sam Vaknin
At the moment he looked to me convincingly tired, gone slack all over, like a man who has passed through some sort of crisis.

Under Western Eyes |Joseph Conrad
If this be an authentic work, the statement requires correction; but the head of the Magdalen is not convincingly Correggiesque.

A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools |Various
The man at the bedside met her imploring gaze steadfastly, and spoke his falsehoods so convincingly that she had never a doubt.

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But here it is convincingly shown that personality has no chance against "pursenality."

My Wonderful Visit |Charlie Chaplin

convincing

/ (kənˈvɪnsɪŋ) /

credible or plausible

mainly law persuading by evidence or argument

convincingly, adverb convincingness, noun