Synonyms for convincing
- adjective
Most common
compelling credible persuasive cogent satisfactory trustworthy conclusive
All synonyms
Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Effective as proof or evidence.
Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to win the trial.
Example sentences
- compelling Fashion is a compelling subject for documentaries.
- credible It wasn't true, but at first it sounded credible.
- persuasive Tom is listened to because of his persuasive power.
- cogent It's not the most cogent argument.
- satisfactory His proposal is far from being satisfactory to us.
- trustworthy He is a good fellow for sure, but not trustworthy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| convincing | steady | |
| compelling | rising | |
| credible | rising | |
| persuasive | steady | |
| cogent | falling | |
| satisfactory | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- sound1
- 6 letters
- strong1, cogent2
- 8 letters
- credible3
- 10 letters
- compelling3, persuasive3, conclusive3
- 11 letters
- trustworthy3
- 12 letters
- satisfactory4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cogent2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- convaincant
- Italiano
- convincente
- Español
- convincente
- Deutsch
- einleuchtend