as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
a diet supplement that makes some rather uncompelling health claims
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Recent Examples of uncompelling
Christie’s theory of the case isn’t entirely uncompelling.
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Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
In our view, the current arguments — that the benefits outweigh the risks — are surprisingly uncompelling.
—Francis S. Collins, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2019
Those urging the Fed to slow down make four reasonable but uncompelling arguments.
—Jason Furman, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2022
Cunningham indicated the desire to prosecute a ban that hasn’t been used in more than half a century betrayed selective — and uncompelling — interest by the defendants.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
Couple that with the restaurant desert around the venue (Chipotle and SmashBurger do not qualify as destinations) and the total game experience is uncompelling and rates a 3 on a scale of 10.
—Jay Brinker, Cincinnati.com, 15 Dec. 2017
Now there's less dead time, fewer uncompelling preseason games and the quality of the regular-season has noticeably suffered.
—Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2017
The other thing is that the rules of the match, namely, the doors opening and closing in the first cage, make for a completely uncompelling beginning of the match.
—Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, 24 July 2017
Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
In our view, the current arguments — that the benefits outweigh the risks — are surprisingly uncompelling.
—Francis S. Collins, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2019
Those urging the Fed to slow down make four reasonable but uncompelling arguments.
—Jason Furman, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2022
Cunningham indicated the desire to prosecute a ban that hasn’t been used in more than half a century betrayed selective — and uncompelling — interest by the defendants.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
Couple that with the restaurant desert around the venue (Chipotle and SmashBurger do not qualify as destinations) and the total game experience is uncompelling and rates a 3 on a scale of 10.
—Jay Brinker, Cincinnati.com, 15 Dec. 2017
Now there's less dead time, fewer uncompelling preseason games and the quality of the regular-season has noticeably suffered.
—Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2017
The other thing is that the rules of the match, namely, the doors opening and closing in the first cage, make for a completely uncompelling beginning of the match.
—Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, 24 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncompelling
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Due to his taking an unusual sabbatical after four glorious seasons in Spain, the narrative that Guardiola is an incredible coach who burns out quickly developed.Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Keep reading to hear more about the incredible workings of the South's cutest Christmas towns.Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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In the interim, Gore made another call to an incredulous Bush to retract his concession.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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The New Orleans rapper was shirtless in both photos, sporting an incredulous expression in the first and an angry scowl in the second.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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Langer’s unlikely 30-foot putt for birdie capped a thrilling, down to the wire season-ending tournament.Candace Oehler, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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They're paired up as roommates and forge an unlikely friendship, but after an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), Glinda and Elphaba go down two starkly different paths.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Travel conditions in some areas were expected to be difficult if not impossible.Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
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Some worry that this will put an impossible burden on public welfare and health care systems and on younger generations who will have to care for a huge population of older people.Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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There isn’t a whiff of reality to this story, and Hanks is like an alien trying to play an everyman — he’s rarely seemed so uncomfortable and unconvincing. 36.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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Also not helping matters: a shout-y performance from Leonardo DiCaprio as Hoover and unconvincing old-age makeup that becomes a constant distraction in scenes set later in Hoover’s life.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Getting the regime to agree to anything beyond limited concessions on its nuclear program appears implausible.Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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But a one-state solution also looks implausible right now.Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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Art like Comedian acts as a reflection of society’s values, simultaneously serious and ridiculous.Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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So far every one of Trump’s nominations has been poor, but that of RFK Jr. is ridiculous.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 Nov. 2024
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After lightly chiding these gents for two movies, director Michael Winterbottom finally takes the knives out and begins to punish them, a decision that results in two late scenes that border on sociopathic and culminates in an unimaginably absurd ending that refuses to let Coogan off the hook.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
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To envision European unity without the United States—as the authors attempt to do—is therefore absurd. SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS O’Brien and Stringer try to address, in a practical way, the hard security questions Europe would face if abandoned by Washington.Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Uncompelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompelling. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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