plausible
having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
well-spoken and apparently, but often deceptively, worthy of confidence or trust: a plausible commentator.
Origin of plausible
1synonym study For plausible
Opposites for plausible
Other words from plausible
- plau·si·bil·i·ty, plau·si·ble·ness, noun
- plau·si·bly, adverb
- non·plau·si·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·plau·si·ble, adjective
- non·plau·si·ble·ness, noun
- non·plau·si·bly, adverb
- o·ver·plau·si·ble, adjective
- o·ver·plau·si·ble·ness, noun
- o·ver·plau·si·bly, adverb
- su·per·plau·si·ble, adjective
- su·per·plau·si·ble·ness, noun
- su·per·plau·si·bly, adverb
- un·plau·si·ble, adjective
- un·plau·si·ble·ness, noun
- un·plau·si·bly, adverb
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How to use plausible in a sentence
And, Mr. Tanner is off for Mars, in a super-plausibly scientifictional way.
Futuria Fantasia, Winter 1940 | Ray Bradbury
British Dictionary definitions for plausible
/ (ˈplɔːzəbəl) /
apparently reasonable, valid, truthful, etc: a plausible excuse
apparently trustworthy or believable: a plausible speaker
Origin of plausible
1Derived forms of plausible
- plausibility or plausibleness, noun
- plausibly, adverb
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