People are often quite skeptical about things unless given believable proof.
Source: tatoeba (1988)
Believable
/bɪˈliːvəbl̩/
Synonyms for "believable" (62 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Adjective(9 words)
credibleconvincingconvincing argumentconvincing evidencecredible argumentcredible claimcredible datacredible evidencecredible evidentiary argument
Strong matches (18)
Adjective(9 words)
Noun(1 words)
most persuasive
Related words (31)
plausiblepossiblepresumablepresumptiveprobablerationalready-madereasonablereliablesatisfyingsmoothsolidsubstantialsupportablesupposabletenablethinkabletrustworthytrustyunexceptionable
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Adjective(8 words)
plausiblepossibleprobableprobable conclusionrealistic drawingreliable resultstrong credibilityverisimilar
Related word relations
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4 entriescredible claimlikely explanationplausible explanationstrong argument
Collocations
6 entriesbelievable alibibelievable claimbelievable evidencebelievable explanationbelievable storycredible source
Inflections
2 entriesmore believablemost believable
Derivations
3 entriessimilar
4 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
His story is strange, but it's believable.
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That's hardly believable.
Source: tatoeba (547032)
Rubleŭskaja created very believable images of such historical figures as Francysk Skaryna, Franc Savič, and Barbara Radzivił.
Source: tatoeba (567007)
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