Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Serving to convince; persuasive or believable: synonym: valid.
- adjective Showing clearly the excellence or superiority of a competitor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of a nature to convince or persuade; such as to convince or impress seriously or to win one's sympathy or assent; in art criticism, exhibiting completeness and propriety.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective causing one to believe the truth of something; having the power to influence or convince; cogent; -- of evidence or testimony. Opposite of
unconvincing . - noun a successful persuasion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Effective asproof orevidence . - verb Present participle of
convince .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective causing one to believe the truth of something
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Examples
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U.IDENTIFIED FEMALE: And today, a U. N.-backed commission said it found what it called convincing evidence and fraud in last month's presidential election in Afghanistan and ordered to recount some of the votes.
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Anthony sent a brief note in reply to my letter, thanking me heartily for what he termed my convincing statement, and expressing his determination to act in accordance with it.
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Every time a new officer takes charge, activists are required to exert a lot of effort in convincing them of their duty.
Free The Slaves: Bonded Labor is 'India's Version of Apartheid' Free The Slaves 2010
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Tell me what the class does, tell me what the function does, and do it all in convincing enough [...]
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Every time a new officer takes charge, activists are required to exert a lot of effort in convincing them of their duty.
Free The Slaves: Bonded Labor is 'India's Version of Apartheid' Free The Slaves 2010
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Every time a new officer takes charge, activists are required to exert a lot of effort in convincing them of their duty.
Free The Slaves: Bonded Labor is 'India's Version of Apartheid' Free The Slaves 2010
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User reviews are extremely useful in convincing a shopper about the quality or relevancy of a product for them, as well as sharing positive shopping experiences.
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Mr. Sandoval said that instead of raising taxes he would recruit new businesses to Nevada and be "personally involved" in convincing businesses in Oregon and California to relocate to Nevada.
Nevada Contenders Trade Barbs on Economy Tamara Audi 2010
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The Colts won in convincing fashion — Peyton Manning passed for 377 yards with three touchdown passes, and the defense notched a second-half shutout — but like so many of their games this season it did not always seem so automatic.
Colts fend off Jets' challenge, punch Super Bowl XLIV ticket 2010
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Every time a new officer takes charge, activists are required to exert a lot of effort in convincing them of their duty.
Free The Slaves: Bonded Labor is 'India's Version of Apartheid' Free The Slaves 2010
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