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plausible
[ plaw-zuh-buhl ]
plausible
/ ˈplɔːzəbəl /
adjective
- apparently reasonable, valid, truthful, etc
a plausible excuse
- apparently trustworthy or believable
a plausible speaker
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Derived Forms
- ˌplausiˈbility, noun
- ˈplausibly, adverb
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Other Words From
- plausi·bili·ty plausi·ble·ness noun
- plausi·bly adverb
- nonplau·si·bili·ty noun
- non·plausi·ble adjective
- non·plausi·ble·ness noun
- non·plausi·bly adverb
- over·plausi·ble adjective
- over·plausi·ble·ness noun
- over·plausi·bly adverb
- super·plausi·ble adjective
- super·plausi·ble·ness noun
- super·plausi·bly adverb
- un·plausi·ble adjective
- un·plausi·ble·ness noun
- un·plausi·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of plausible1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
This may be the case—but it is not remotely plausible evidence that this attack was therefore orchestrated by North Korea.
The notion that Ebola might be a sexually transmitted disease remains plausible if unproven.
And the more disconnected we become from the era of the Civil War, the more abstract and plausible the idea of secession becomes.
At the same time, they said it was plausible that pot could be disrupting brain development in teenagers.
Even when plausible deniability crumbles, the brainwashed paste it back together again.
And our surroundings at that particular moment were not the most favorable to coherent thought or plausible theory-building.
It is well known that these declarations of science are mere speculations, plausible indeed, but nowhere proven to be true.
The old folks discussed it, and hope made it seem more and more plausible to them.
It really did not look plausible that he would come out in the drizzle to see if Foster's car was safely locked in for the night.
His inventive faculties and his plausible eloquence were no more; and he seemed to have sunk into second childhood.
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