plausible
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- reasonable, believable, conceivable, credible, likely, persuasive, possible, probable, tenable
- glib, smooth, smooth-talking, smooth-tongued, specious

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Antonyms: implausible
Contrasted words: impossible, improbable, unlikely
Related Words: likely, possible, probable, presumable

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

plau‧si‧ble /ˈplɔːzəbəl, ˈplɔːzɪbəl $ ˈplɒː-/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: plausibilis 'worth applauding', from plaudere; ⇒ plaudits]

1. reasonable and likely to be true or successful Antonym : implausible:
His story certainly sounds plausible.
a plausible explanation

2. someone who is plausible is good at talking in a way that sounds reasonable and truthful, although they may in fact be lying:
a plausible liar
—plausibly adverb
—plausibility /ˌplɔːzəˈbɪləti, ˌplɔːzɪˈbɪləti $ ˌplɒː-/ noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

plausible
adj.
VERBS be, seem, sound | make sth | find sth, judge sth, think sth He did not think it plausible that all the differences could be explained in this way.
ADV. extremely, highly, terribly, very | entirely, perfectly, quite a perfectly plausible theory
not remotely There was no way the story could be made to sound even remotely plausible.
barely, hardly | reasonably | superficially | intuitively, psychologically This explanation fits the facts and is psychologically plausible.

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