unpersuaded

adjective

un·​per·​suad·​ed ˌən-pər-ˈswā-dəd How to pronounce unpersuaded (audio)
: not convinced to do or believe something : not persuaded
… indicate that the public views the stock market quite properly as a lottery and is unpersuaded by arguments about its being a mechanism for the allocation of investment …Paul Seabright

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However, Segedin’s father remained unpersuaded of his son’s preference for vocation. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025 The judge seemed unpersuaded, but did not make a ruling immediately. Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2024 There are questions about whether such groups are effective at drawing unpersuaded voters to the Republican fold. Akayla Gardner, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2023 Color me just a teeny bit unpersuaded. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for unpersuaded 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1535, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unpersuaded was circa 1535

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“Unpersuaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpersuaded. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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