implausible

[ im-plaw-zuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.

Origin of implausible

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; im-2 + plausible

Other words for implausible

Other words from implausible

  • im·plau·si·bil·i·ty, im·plau·si·ble·ness, noun
  • im·plau·si·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for implausible

implausible

/ (ɪmˈplɔːzəbəl) /


adjective
  1. not plausible; provoking disbelief; unlikely

Derived forms of implausible

  • implausibility or implausibleness, noun
  • implausibly, adverb

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