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compelling

/kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/  ·  say it: kuhm·PEL·ing

evoking strong interest or conviction

In Sophisticated Everyday

forcefully convincing

In Debate & Persuasion

In more detail

1. (adjective) so interesting or engaging that you must pay attention to it

2. (adjective) strong and forceful; making you feel that something must be done

Examples

• 1. The documentary tells a compelling story about climate change.
• 2. He presented compelling evidence that convinced the jury.

Nearby in Sophisticated Everyday

trivial, vivid, blatant, cursory, diminish, elicit