as in skeptical
not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something
unconvinced that the prosecution had proven guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
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Recent Examples of unconvinced
The attorney, An, is unconvinced that the wholesale changes Bong and his cohort called for have been implemented.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
However, despite the myriad reasons for continuing de-escalation, which analysts interpreted as beginning with the announcement of a U.S.-China agreement, UBS is unconvinced that the only path is downward.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 May 2025
Trump appears unconvinced—as events this week showed.
—Trita Parsi, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
The sales slump has left analysts unconvinced about management’s ability to revitalize its once darling brand.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unconvinced
Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
However, despite the myriad reasons for continuing de-escalation, which analysts interpreted as beginning with the announcement of a U.S.-China agreement, UBS is unconvinced that the only path is downward.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 May 2025
Trump appears unconvinced—as events this week showed.
—Trita Parsi, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
The sales slump has left analysts unconvinced about management’s ability to revitalize its once darling brand.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unconvinced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconvinced
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It will be decided on by a conservative-majority Supreme Court that has been skeptical of considerations of race in public life.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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These regions were often skeptical of centralized power, and reformers pushed for tools like the initiative and referendum to give citizens a way to bypass political machines and corporate influence.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
30 May 2025
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When Ginny & Georgia’s Brianne Howey entered the courtroom set for Season 3, she was tasked with playing a new version of her usually confident and cunning character– one that was now afraid, powerless, and exceedingly unsure of herself.—
Jennifer Adams,
StyleCaster,
5 June 2025
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Fewer than half of U.S. businesses report having a formal crisis communication plan, and 23% either don’t have one or are unsure if a plan exists.—
Nicole Tidei,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Quiet Skies was revealed in 2018 by The Boston Globe, which said the program deployed air marshals, who fly armed and undercover to thwart terrorists, to track dozens of suspicious travelers daily.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Most of the calls were for more minor problems, such as trespassing and suspicious people, but three were related to battery, one for reported gunshots, another for an armed disturbance and one for a wanted person, the records show.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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“Unconvinced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconvinced. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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