convinced

American  

[kuhn-vinst] / kənˈvɪnst /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• convincedly adverb
• convincedness noun
• half-convinced adjective
• quasi-convinced adjective
• unconvinced adjective
• well-convinced adjective

Etymology

Origin of convinced

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

Criminologist Guy Lamb told the BBC he was not convinced the deployment would deliver lasting results, saying soldiers are "not designed to engage in policing" but rather to engage in combat and use maximum force.

From BBC

Nike reported quarterly results that were a bit better than Wall Street’s expectations, but investors still didn’t appear convinced of the sneaker giant’s turnaround efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Others, he said, were blaggers who convinced phone companies to send them call and billing information.

From BBC

The people filling their tanks might not be convinced by it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Amir Salek, senior managing director at Cerberus Capital Management, said he was convinced PrismML achieved a major mathematical breakthrough with the potential to improve the economics of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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