CONVINCINGNESS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

convincingness

noun

as in effectiveness

the capacity to persuade he spoke with such convincingness that we never dreamed he was lying

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Noun

The idea would be to equip all parties, from payers to providers to patients, with insights into effectiveness, cost, and value.

— Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
Other topical treatments—such as retinoids, peptides, and vitamin C—are backed by years of research on safety and effectiveness.

— Ashley Abramson, Allure, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of effectiveness

Noun

The latter predicts a single universe by denying the universal validity of Schrödinger’s equation.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
According to the court, while NetChoice could challenge the validity of the Georgia law, the group had not sufficiently argued that enforcement of the law would be unconstitutional.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of validity

Noun

The next president may well also have more power to purchase equity stakes; legislation moving through the Senate would give the Pentagon explicit legal authority to do so.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Under Ben-Gvir, Israeli police have increasingly allowed Jews to pray at the site, a deliberate provocation to the Arab world, drawing condemnation from Palestinian and Jordanian authorities.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of authority

Noun

Others cite the lack of a persuasive justification for conflict, the strikes themselves and subsequent fits and starts of peacemaking as evidence that America’s global image has been undermined, as has the persuasiveness of its public claims.

— Christopher Nichols, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
The persuasiveness of these efforts, however, is diminished when a WRO is modified without transparency and despite readily accessible evidence indicating that conditions for the workers have not truly improved.

— Charity Ryerson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

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