Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - unconvincing

1. If you describe something such as an argument or explanation as unconvincing, you find it difficult to believe because it does not seem real. Mr Patel phoned the University for an explanation, and he was given the usual unconvincing excuses... To many readers it sounded unconvincing. ? convincing ADJ • unconvincingly ‘It’s not that I don’t believe you, Meg,’ Jack said, unconvincingly. ADV: ADV with v 2. If you describe a story or a character in a story as unconvincing, you think they do not seem likely or real. ...an unconvincing love story. ? convincing ADJ