convinced

[ kuhn-vinst ]

adjective

1. moved by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action:

   By the age of fifteen, after reading Marx, Engels, and Lenin, he was a convinced communist.

2. persuaded to do something by being cajoled, manipulated, coaxed, etc.:

   Those expensive bells and whistles are just cosmetic features to woo the easily convinced buyer.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of convince.

Other Words From

• con·vin·ced·ly [k, uh, n-, vin, -sid-lee], adverb
• con·vin·ced·ness noun
• half-con·vinced adjective
• qua·si-con·vinced adjective
• un·con·vinced adjective
• well-con·vinced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of convinced¹

First recorded in 1630–40; convince ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; convince ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Still, although he agrees the evidence points to Neanderthals burning wood in this ancient hearth, he’s not entirely convinced they did so to make tar.

From Science Magazine

"The experience of sitting with a fatally ill baby girl did not convince me of the case for assisted dying; it convinced me of the value and imperative of good end-of-life care," he said.

From BBC

I wanted us to be on the same page, and so I convinced myself that he was right.

From Los Angeles Times

Rahul's dismissal, given out caught behind on review, was controversial, with the Indian convinced that the noise on the snickometer technology was bat hitting pad, rather than an outside edge.

From BBC

When they went on their road trip, “all of our friends and both of our mothers were convinced that we were on a romantic getaway,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• assured
• assured
• certain
• confident
• positive
• sure