con ‧ vinced AC /kənˈvɪnst/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ convinced ≠ ↑ unconvinced , ↑ convincing ≠ ↑ unconvincing ; verb : ↑ convince ; adverb : ↑ convincingly ≠ ↑ unconvincingly ]
1 . [not before noun] feeling certain that something is true:
Molly agreed, but she did not sound very convinced.
be convinced (that)
I was convinced that we were doing the right thing.
convinced of
Researchers are convinced of a genetic cause for the disease.
firmly/totally/fully etc convinced
Herschel was firmly convinced of the possibility of life on other planets.
2 . convinced Muslim/Christian etc someone who believes very strongly in a particular religion
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THESAURUS
▪ sure adjective believing that something is definitely true or correct:
I’m sure that you’re right.
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‘The car was a BMW’ ‘Are you sure?’
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I’m not sure what the best thing to do is.
▪ certain adjective completely sure. Certain is more formal than sure , and it is very commonly used in writing:
The police were certain that they had found the killer.
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I think he’s married, but I’m not certain about it.
▪ convinced adjective sure that something is true, even though you cannot prove it:
She became convinced that her boyfriend was seeing someone else.
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Brown’s wife was convinced of his innocence.
▪ positive adjective especially spoken completely sure that something is true, especially when other people are not sure:
She said she was positive that the exam was next Tuesday.
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I’m absolutely positive I haven’t made a mistake.
▪ satisfied adjective sure that you know the truth about something that has happened, because you have enough information:
The authorities are now satisfied that her death was an accident.
▪ confident adjective sure that something good will happen or that you will achieve something:
Doctors are confident that he’ll make a full recovery.
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A spokesman said the government was confident of winning the vote.
▪ have no doubt ( also be in no doubt ) verb phrase to have no doubts in your mind about something:
I have no doubt that his story is true.
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He was in no doubt about what he should do next.
▪ know verb to have a strong feeling that something is true or correct:
I just know that she will love this necklace.
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When the phone rang, we knew something terrible must have happened.