unpersuasive

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Recent Examples of unpersuasive That argument, however, seems unpersuasive because an indictment was filed, albeit one later dismissed as void. Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025 For the reasons discussed below, defendants' arguments are legally flawed and belied by the record and therefore unpersuasive. New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025 Both Pavia and the NCAA argued to the panel that the appeal was not moot, but Thapar found their arguments unpersuasive and flawed. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025 So if vague reassurances are so bad, and giving reasons is so good, then why is our world full of so much empty, unpersuasive blather? Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unpersuasive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpersuasive
Adjective
  • Jurors found those claims unconvincing.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
  • What once was certain has become an unconvincing maybe.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The results, which came in on March 27, were inconclusive, possibly because so little of the DNA collected was left to be analyzed.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The agency’s report has been kept private, but attorneys have cited snippets in other public filings that say the results were inconclusive.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The foursome was similarly ineffective keeping Betts from getting to her spots, unable to deter lobs over the top of post-ups in isolation.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • During the pandemic, compounders charged exorbitant prices for ivermectin, even after the drug proved ineffective against COVID-19.
    Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Christie’s theory of the case isn’t entirely uncompelling.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Those urging the Fed to slow down make four reasonable but uncompelling arguments.
    Jason Furman, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2022
Adjective
  • The theories are unfounded and have been repeatedly debunked.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The lesion that was removed from his brain is from the part that causes moments of unfounded fear.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpersuasive. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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