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unpersuaded

unpersuaded

1 6.3
Not convinced by someone's reasons or arguments
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.pərˈsweɪ.dɪd/
translation icon : inconvencido
  • I was, well, utterly unpersuaded about any evidence about the imminence of a threat that was new or or compelling.
  • remain unpersuaded

Examples

  • The majority was unpersuaded.

    Academic text (2010)

  • We are thus, in the end, unpersuaded that the circuit-riding precedent permits a practice of lower court judges sitting by designation on the Supreme Court.

    Academic text (2006)

  • My father remained unpersuaded: he couldn't stop Max; he couldn't take his car away.

    Academic text (1990)

  • I remain unpersuaded.

    Blog text (12)

  • The class broke up into those persuaded by Ciardi's argument and those unpersuaded, with me a highly irritated member of the latter.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Lev was unpersuaded.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • We lost both because voters did not believe in the job-creating magic of upper-income tax cuts, and because voters were unpersuaded that the GOP even cared that much about job creation, as opposed to wealth preservation.

    Blog text (19)

  • Despite the compelling presentation, she remained unpersuaded and decided to stick to her original belief.

  • The politician was unpersuaded by the evidence presented against his policies and maintained his stance.

  • After listening to both sides of the debate, the committee members felt unpersuaded by the arguments for the new policy.

Synonyms

unconvinced
vsunpersuaded
12 5.1

Not sure that something is true or will work

emphasizes an opinion that stayed the same after attempts to change it
unbelieving
vsunpersuaded
2 5.9

Doubting that a specific claim is true, often about religion

is about an opinion remaining unchanged after someone tried to change it
unshaken
vsunpersuaded
2 4.8

Stays firm in belief or purpose and does not change because of problems

refers specifically to an opinion left unchanged after attempts to alter it
unswayed
vsunpersuaded
1 6.9

Does not change because of other people's opinions or pressure

focuses on an opinion that remained the same despite attempts to change it
unswayable
vsunpersuaded
8.7

A person who does not change their opinion when others try to persuade them

describes a current unchanged opinion rather than an absolute inability to change
uninfluenced
vsunpersuaded
3.9

Not affected by other people or things

restricts this idea to opinions staying the same despite attempts to change them

How Convinced

certain
840 1.0
convinced
466 2.8
unpersuaded
1 6.3
doubtful
25 3.0
skeptical
  • US
286 4.2

Surface Forms

unpersuaded positive

Morphology

unpersuaded = persuaded (transparent) = un + persuade + ed

Clear negative prefixation: 'un-' applied to 'persuaded' yields 'not convinced', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Unpersuaded breaks into un- 'not' and persuade 'to make someone agree or change their mind'. So, if you are unpersuaded, you are not convinced or not moved to agree.