What does convincingly mean?
Word: Convincingly
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: Convincingly means in a way that makes people believe something is true. It can also mean by a clear margin, as when a team wins convincingly.
Antonyms: unconvincingly
How do you spell convincingly?
Syllables: con - vin - cing - ly
Tricky part: The sound in the middle is a soft c, not s: the verb convince keeps its c, so pupils who write convinsingly lose a mark.
Watch out for: convinsingly, convinceingly
Memory tip: Convince has no s anywhere, only c's for that sound, and convincingly has no s either.
Convincingly in a sentence
Example 1: India won the series convincingly, beating the visitors by eight wickets in the final match.
Example 2: Meera spoke so convincingly that the class voted for a tree-planting day.
Example 3: The actor cried so convincingly that the audience felt sad with her.
Fun Fact
Convince comes from Latin convincere, which meant to defeat completely, so an argument that convinces you has, in a sense, won the fight of ideas.
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Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
convincingly
a) secretly
b) politely
c) hesitantly
d) persuasively
Show answer
d) persuasively. Both words describe speaking in a way that makes people agree with you.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
c_nv_ncingly
a) u, i
b) o, i
c) o, e
d) a, i
Show answer
b) o, i. The word opens with con, as in contest, and the vowel after the v is the short i of win.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
ynncvglionci
a) convincingly
b) continually
c) confidingly
d) conveniently
Show answer
a) convincingly. Conveniently and continually both have a t, and confidingly has a d, which rules them out.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) convincinly
b) deliberately
c) patiently
d) gracefully
Show answer
a) convincinly. Convincing keeps its g, so the adverb must end in ingly.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which football result shows a team winning convincingly?
a) a 2-1 win in extra time
b) a 0-1 loss at home
c) a 5-0 win at home
d) a 1-1 draw away
Show answer
c) a 5-0 win at home
2. Who spoke most convincingly in the class debate?
a) Ravi, who shouted his points loudly
b) Neha, who forgot what she meant to say
c) Sam, who read his notes in a whisper
d) Asha, who backed each point with facts
Show answer
d) Asha, who backed each point with facts
