convincingcon‧vinc‧ing /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ ●●○ AWL adjective 
convincing evidence of his guiltwholly/utterly/totally etc convincing Courtenay played the role in an utterly convincing way.2convincing victory/win an occasion when a person or team wins a game by a lot of points—convincingly adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Archeologists found convincing proof that the Vikings had landed in North America.
- I didn't find any of their arguments very convincing.
- Investigators have not found a convincing motive for the crime.
- Jurors thought the defence's arguments were very convincing.
- No one seemed able to give a convincing answer to my question.
- There is convincing evidence that smoking causes heart disease.
- There is no convincing evidence that the tax cut will produce new jobs.
- Eliot's argument, never entirely convincing in its own age, had by the 1940s ceased to convince altogether.
- Lets hope for a convincing win.
- Nor is the other alleged prehistoric routeway, the A432, any more convincing.
- The first reasonably reliable and convincing learning task for Drosophila involved training them using just this sense of smell.
- The hon. Gentleman is not a very convincing advocate of the policies of youth.
- The most convincing recent estimate records a fall in that proportion from 77 percent in 1905 to 61 percent in 1916.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something seems likely to be true
if a story, explanation etc is believable , you can believe it because it seems possible or likely: · The plot is believable, but the characters aren't very interesting.· Hardly anything they put on the news programs these days is believable.
a convincing explanation, argument, reason etc seems likely to be true: · I didn't find any of their arguments very convincing.· There is no convincing evidence that the tax cut will produce new jobs.
something that is plausible seems reasonable and likely to be true, even though it may actually be untrue - use this especially about an explanation, excuse, or idea: · His explanation sounds fairly plausible to me.· I need to think of a plausible excuse for not going to the meeting.
something that is credible can be believed because it seems likely or because you trust the person who is saying it: · Her story is completely credible - she doesn't usually exaggerate.· The complaint would be more credible if he could remember more specific details.
a story or explanation that has a ring of truth contains something that makes you believe it, even though it does not at first seem true: · I don't really trust her, but some of what she says has a ring of truth.· Lies by their nature have a ring of truth - otherwise, people wouldn't believe them.
reasons, explanations etc that persuade you to believe something a convincing reason, explanation, or excuse makes you believe that something is true or right: · Jurors thought the defence's arguments were very convincing.· There is convincing evidence that smoking causes heart disease.· Archeologists found convincing proof that the Vikings had landed in North America.
persuasive arguments, proof etc make people believe that something is true or right, by giving them good reasons: · Barratt's argument was persuasive, but the managers still turned down his proposal.· He made a persuasive case for making the changes.· We found no persuasive evidence of illegal activity.
a compelling reason, argument etc is one that is so strong and powerful that it can persuade you that something is true or that something should be done: · Freud's approach to the analysis of dreams is highly compelling.· It is hard to find a more compelling reason to quit smoking than the fact that it affects your children's health.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Courtenay played the role in an utterly convincing way.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Courtenay played the role in an utterly convincing way. (=seeming like a real person)· The characters were totally convincing.
(=making you feel sure that something is true)· The data provides compelling evidence that the climate is changing.
(=one that you can believe is true)· The author fails to provide a convincing explanation for the main character’s motives.
· She tried to think up a convincing story to tell her parents.
especially British English (=a win by a large amount)· Scotland cruised to a convincing win over Ireland.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Eliot's argument, never entirely convincing in its own age, had by the 1940s ceased to convince altogether.· This explanation is not entirely convincing, however, since it overlooks the important industry and workplace negotiations which also take place.· Eccleshall's argument is very neat, but it is not entirely convincing.
· The contributors' arguments became a little less convincing when they came to explain why mantras were used.· A long, involved excuse always sounds less convincing.· Three weeks into the campaign the conventional wisdom is looking less convincing.· You will find that your writing becomes thinner, poorer, less convincing if you take this easy way out.· In view of such evidence the peace process seems much less convincing than its proponents have suggested.· When the theoretical assumptions themselves are examined the case is even less convincing.· The more Mr Roberts strains to show his charming side, the less convincing he seems.· Rueschemeyer's other main distinction between the law and medicine is less convincing.
· The third argument for Labour's cautiousness is only slightly more convincing.· But it's a good deal more convincing than Damage's empty posing.· Secondly, production convenience is probably a more convincing reason.· The arguments that are now available to justify the use of particular methods are much more convincing than they used to be.· The status consciousness argument really needs more convincing evidence than this experiment before we can take it as proven.· I hope it's more convincing than Alec Gilroy's departure from the Rovers Return last week.· There are two reasons why the latter is far more convincing.· But it was Pearce's assessment which carried a more convincing argument in favour of Ron Atkinson's team.
· As it happens, the most convincing way of pretending to clean a window is to actually do so.· The most convincing recent estimate records a fall in that proportion from 77 percent in 1905 to 61 percent in 1916.· You are the best and most convincing appointment for London.· Although challenged, this remains the most convincing explanation.· These pathological findings are in agreement with clinical studies, the most convincing evidence coming from the prospective community study in Framingham.· The most convincing of the latter have been sentence completion methods like cloze procedure.· This is one of the most convincing of all proofs of increasingly rigid discipline on the battlefield.· Mary McMenamin as Maria, the maid was most convincing.
· All the Star Wars hardware, so convincing on-screen, would look like toys by comparison.· Put like that it didn't sound quite so convincing.· How were clinical trials, so convincing for antituberculous drugs, to be brought into the sensitive area of subjective experience?
· Unless they were very good actors, they sounded very convincing to me when they said they were innocent.· The hon. Gentleman is not a very convincing advocate of the policies of youth.· But age-regression does look very convincing to the observer.· Not that there weren't offers for Mario's services, but they weren't very convincing.· This patronising obfuscation was never very convincing.· Professional models do not always look very convincing in a factory or a highly technical laboratory.· Rhys Williams was very convincing and his books did much to whet my appetite to visit the vast Soviet empire.
NOUN· Furthermore, as we have seen in the discussion of Marxist accounts, monocausal explanations do not provide particularly convincing arguments.· But it was Pearce's assessment which carried a more convincing argument in favour of Ron Atkinson's team.· This book will not provide the convincing argument for change.· The problem is to find a convincing argument for local ethical scepticism which has no expansionist tendencies.· The conventions about what counts as a convincing argument vary with time and place.· This is potentially the most convincing argument.
· It is also important to be able to make out a continuing and convincing case to young people.· But Prestel does seem to have made a convincing case for its role in educational computing.
· The status consciousness argument really needs more convincing evidence than this experiment before we can take it as proven.· He will demand convincing evidence before he adopts a new theory.· Taking these cases at face value, does the apparent ability to make and use maps provide convincing evidence of active intelligence?· There is no convincing evidence that advertising influences total consumption or has an impact on levels of alcohol abuse.· These pathological findings are in agreement with clinical studies, the most convincing evidence coming from the prospective community study in Framingham.· That, however, is not possible, for too much convincing evidence opposes the suggestion that there was any such category.· In fact, the most convincing evidence is from Barton Farm, where coins provide a terminus post quem of c.293.· As yet we have no convincing evidence that this is the case.
· The first point to note is that no-one has a convincing explanation for the existence of W-cells.· Although challenged, this remains the most convincing explanation.· There is a convincing explanation for this pattern.· What need to import further obscure perplexities into an already complex situation - particularly when simpler and convincing explanations lay to hand?· There is a more convincing explanation, however.· No convincing explanation was initially produced to explain these features.· Despite much research we can not even today offer a convincing explanation.
· No convincing reason has been given for treating onshore and offshore workers differently - often by the same company.· But there are no convincing reasons for believing that this would have a beneficial effect on economic performance.· Secondly, production convenience is probably a more convincing reason.· No one has a convincing reason for this.
· Then, leading 12-4, Hall took three points running for a convincing victory.· Pasok by-election victory Pasok secured a convincing victory in a by-election in the Athens B district on April 5.· Anything less than a convincing victory by Graham Taylor's team will undermine their chances of qualifying from Group 2.· If not a thoroughly convincing victory it further establishes Mason in the heavyweight division and his career will now take definite shape.
· Let's start preparing for a convincing win against Sheffield Utd.· After a convincing win in game 1 Kasparov fell prey to overconfidence, losing games 4 and 5.· The final touch down saw a convincing win over Chicksands.· Barnton lie only two points behind Mobberley after a convincing win at Knutsford.· Lets hope for a convincing win.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
- After a convincing win in game 1 Kasparov fell prey to overconfidence, losing games 4 and 5.
- If not a thoroughly convincing victory it further establishes Mason in the heavyweight division and his career will now take definite shape.
- It is the convincing win the Ducks needed, and Jody is more relieved than happy.
- Let's start preparing for a convincing win against Sheffield Utd.
- Lets hope for a convincing win.
- Pasok by-election victory Pasok secured a convincing victory in a by-election in the Athens B district on April 5.
- Then, leading 12-4, Hall took three points running for a convincing victory.
WORD FAMILYadjectiveconvinced ≠ unconvincedconvincing ≠ unconvincingverbconvinceadverbconvincingly ≠ unconvincingly
1making you believe that something is true or right: convincing evidence of his guiltwholly/utterly/totally etc convincing Courtenay played the role in an utterly convincing way.2convincing victory/win an occasion when a person or team wins a game by a lot of points—convincingly adverb