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Adjective
(1)
S:
(adj)
credible
,
believable
(capable of being believed)
"completely credible testimony"; "credible information"
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S:
(adj)
plausible
(apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing)
"a plausible excuse"
S:
(adj)
thinkable
(capable of being conceived or imagined or considered)
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(1)
S:
(adj)
credible
((a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous)
"she was not the...credible fool he expected"
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S:
(adj)
credulous
(disposed to believe on little evidence)
"the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous"
derivationally related form
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S:
(adj)
credible
(appearing to merit belief or acceptance)
"a credible witness"
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(adj)
unconvincing
[Indirect via
convincing
] (not convincing)
"a flimsy argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile"
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