Standard Lemma guide

convincing

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N V IH1 N S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Effective as proof or evidence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to win the trial.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The process by which somebody is convinced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of convince

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

causing one to believe the truth of something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a convincing story
  • a convincing manner

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unconvincing

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: համոզիչ (hamozičʻ) — effective as proof or evidence
  • Azerbaijani: inandırıcı — effective as proof or evidence
  • Belarusian: перакана́ўчы (pjerakanáwčy) — effective as proof or evidence
  • Belarusian: перако́нлівы (pjerakónlivy) — effective as proof or evidence
  • Bulgarian: убеди́телен (ubedítelen) — effective as proof or evidence
  • Catalan: convincent — effective as proof or evidence
  • Czech: přesvědčivý — effective as proof or evidence
  • Dutch: overtuigend — effective as proof or evidence
  • Finnish: vakuuttava — effective as proof or evidence
  • French: convaincant — effective as proof or evidence
  • French: probant — effective as proof or evidence
  • German: überzeugend — effective as proof or evidence
  • Greek: πειστικός (peistikós) — effective as proof or evidence
  • Hebrew: משכנע (meshakhnea) — effective as proof or evidence
  • Hebrew: משכנעת (meshakhna'at) — effective as proof or evidence
  • Hungarian: nyomós — effective as proof or evidence
  • Hungarian: meggyőző — effective as proof or evidence
  • Italian: convincente — effective as proof or evidence
  • Italian: persuasivo — effective as proof or evidence
  • Italian: concludente — effective as proof or evidence
  • Latin: persuādēns — effective as proof or evidence
  • Latin: persuāsibilis — effective as proof or evidence
  • Macedonian: уверлив (uverliv) — effective as proof or evidence
  • Manx: so-chredjal — effective as proof or evidence
  • Polish: przekonujący — effective as proof or evidence
  • Portuguese: convincente — effective as proof or evidence
  • Romanian: convingător — effective as proof or evidence
  • Russian: убеди́тельный (ubedítelʹnyj) — effective as proof or evidence
  • Serbo-Croatian: uvjèrljiv — effective as proof or evidence
  • Spanish: convincente — effective as proof or evidence
  • Swedish: övertygande — effective as proof or evidence
  • Turkish: inandırıcı — effective as proof or evidence
  • Ukrainian: переко́нливий (perekónlyvyj) — effective as proof or evidence
Real reading context

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