unconvincing

adjective/ʌnkənˈvɪnsɪŋ/

Frequency rank: #17,362 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

failing to persuade or seem believable; not convincing.

Illustration for the English word “unconvincing”

Example sentence

His excuse for being late sounded completely unconvincing.

Synonyms & related words

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