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   convincing

   /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real: "there is no convincing evidence that advertising influences total alcohol consumption" Similar cogentpersuasivepowerfulpotentstrongforcefulcompellingirresistibletellingconclusiveincontrovertibleunanswerableincontestableunassailablesoundwell foundedplausiblecrediblebelievablecarrying convictionlikelyprobablerare:suasiveassuasiveverisimilarcolourableOpposite unconvincingimprobablefar-fetched
   • ▪ (of a victory or a winner) leaving no margin of doubt; clear: "Wales cruised to a convincing win over Ireland" Similar decisiveconclusiveimpressiveemphaticresoundingOpposite narrow

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