Unconvincing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not convincing

having a probability too low to inspire belief

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌŋkənvˈɪnsɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌŋkənvˈɪnsɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌŋkənvˈɪnsɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌŋkənvˈɪnsɪŋ/.

Examples

unconvincing argument
as unconvincing as a forced smile

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unlikely flimsy unbelievable improbable

Antonyms

convincing

Parts of Speech

adjective	not convincing “unconvincing argument”
adjective	having a probability too low to inspire belief

Word Forms

flimsiness	noun	the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction
improbableness	noun	the quality of being improbable
unlikeliness	noun	the improbability of a specified outcome

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nicht überzeugend

🇫🇷French

peu convaincant

pas convaincant

🇪🇸Spanish

poco convincente

no convincente

🇮🇹Italian

poco convincente

non convincente

🇳🇱Dutch

niet overtuigend

🇵🇹Portuguese

pouco convincente

não convincente

🇷🇺Russian

неубедительно

не убедительно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुविधा में पड़ा हुआ

राजी किए जाने वाला नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অবিশ্বাস্য

বিশ্বাসযোগ্য নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்பத்தகாத

நம்ப வைக்கவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒప్పించని

ఒప్పించడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

न पटणारे

पटणारे नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવિશ્વસનીય

ખાતરી નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನವರಿಕೆಯಾಗದ

ಮನವರಿಕೆಯಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബോധ്യപ്പെടുത്താത്തത്

ബോധ്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਕੀਨਨ

ਯਕੀਨਨ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل یقین

قائل نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

没有说服力

🇯🇵Japanese

説得力がない

🇰🇷Korean

납득 시킬 수 없는

설득력이 없다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thuyết phục

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่น่าเชื่อถือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak meyakinkan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nakakumbinsi

hindi kapani-paniwala

🇲🇾Malay

tidak meyakinkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مقنع

غير مقنعة

🇮🇷Persian

غیر متقاعد کننده

قانع کننده نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

inandırıcı olmayan

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא משכנע

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