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convincing
CIDE DICTIONARY
convincing, adj.
causing one to believe the truth of something; having the power to influence or convince; cogent; -- of evidence or testimony; as, a convincing manner. Opposite of unconvincing .
"[Narrower terms: disenchanting, disillusioning ]" [WordNet 1.5]
convincing, n.
a successful persuasion. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
convincing, adj.
1 able to or such as to convince.
2 leaving no margin of doubt, substantial (a convincing victory).
1 able to or such as to convince.
2 leaving no margin of doubt, substantial (a convincing victory).
Derivative
convincingly adv.
THESAURUS
convincing
absolute, adducible, admissible, assuring, attestative, attestive, authentic, authoritative, based on, certain, circumstantial, cogent, conclusive, convictional, credible, cumulative, damning, decisive, determinative, documentary, documented, evidential, evidentiary, ex parte, eye-witness, factual, faithful, final, firsthand, founded on, grounded on, hearsay, implicit, impressive, incontrovertible, indicative, indisputable, irrefutable, irresistible, material, nuncupative, overwhelming, persuasive, presumptive, probative, reliable, satisfactory, satisfying, significant, solid, sound, suggestive, sure, symptomatic, telling, trustworthy, trusty, valid, weightyROGET THESAURUS
convincing
Demonstration
N demonstration, proof, rigorous proof, conclusiveness, apodeixis, apodixis, probation, comprobation, logic of facts, experimentum crucis, argument, rigorous establishment, absolute establishment, conviction, cogency, (persuasion), demonstrating, demonstrative, demonstrable, probative, unanswerable, conclusive, apodictic, apodeictic, apodeictical, irresistible, irrefutable, irrefragable, necessary, categorical, decisive, crucial, demonstrated, proven, unconfuted, unanswered, unrefuted, evident, deducible, consequential, consectary, inferential, following, convincing, cogent, persuasive (believable), of course, in consequence, consequently, as a matter of course, necessarily, of necessity, probatum est, there is nothing more to be said, quod est demonstrandum, Q, E, D, it must follow, exitus acta probat.For further exploring for "convincing" in Webster Dictionary Online