unpersuaded

adjective

Definition of unpersuadednext
as in unconvinced

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Recent Examples of unpersuaded The judge seemed unpersuaded, but did not make a ruling immediately. — Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2024 There are questions about whether such groups are effective at drawing unpersuaded voters to the Republican fold. — Akayla Gardner, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2023 The Bauman family, which has been farming for over a century, was unpersuaded. — oregonlive, 26 Oct. 2022 The senator remained unpersuaded, promoting the exchange in at least a dozen fundraising emails, on his popular podcast and again Tuesday, on Twitter. — Dallas News, 15 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for unpersuaded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpersuaded
  1. unconvinced
  2. undecided
  3. incredulous
  4. disbelieving
  5. unbelieving
Adjective
  • Jio Platforms, the company at the center of Musk's remarks, is coming up with a record IPO issue soon, but its valuation demands have met with pushback from investors who seem unconvinced of the company's positioning as a tech business.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Miku at least seems to recognize that might not be so healthy, but Airi is unconvinced.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of unconvinced
Adjective
  • For now the nature of our universe—or universes—and the quantum rules that guide it are as undecided as the toss of a coin.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Surrogates for El-Sayed, including local leaders and high-profile Democratic officials, have been holding house party events throughout the state to talk with undecided Jewish voters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of undecided
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  • In a true turn of events that would seem almost incredulous in a Hollywood script, the boss of a now defunct production company that specialized in true crime is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The title comes from a phrase that became part of his creative vocabulary and began appearing in sketches whenever an absurd situation called for a perfectly incredulous response.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of incredulous
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  • During one scene, Scherrman appears for a few seconds as the catcher in a game interrupted by Timothy Busfield, the disbelieving brother-in-law of Kevin Costner's character Ray Kinsella.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • During one scene, Scherrman appears for a few seconds as the catcher in a game interrupted by Timothy Busfield, the disbelieving brother-in-law of Kevin Costner’s character Ray Kinsella.
    — Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of disbelieving
Adjective
  • One day, the elusive Seth meets the equally alluring but totally living doctor Maggie (Meg Ryan), who is suspicious and unbelieving of the mystical wonders of this world.
    — Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
  • He was told that unbelieving boys and girls in short dresses and naked arms met in these places and fell in love.
    — The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2022
Definition of unbelieving

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