Synonyms for credible
- adjective
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Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Believable or plausible.
think up a credible excuse
Related words
- Word family
- credibleness credibly credibility credit credence credential
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Credible signifies readily to be believed; as, a credible narrative; likely in such connection is used ironically to signify the reverse; as, a likely story!
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- reliable I wonder whether Tom and Mary are really reliable.
- authentic This restaurant serves authentic Neapolitan pizza.
- trustworthy He is a good fellow for sure, but not trustworthy.
- believable It's very hard to make anything believable to him.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| credible | rising | |
| reliable | steady | |
| authentic | rising | |
| trustworthy | rising | |
| believable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- likely2
- 8 letters
- possible3, reliable4, probable3
- 9 letters
- authentic3, plausible3
- 10 letters
- convincing3, believable4, creditable4, presumable
- 11 letters
- trustworthy3, conceivable4, presumptive3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (likely2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- crédible
- Deutsch
- glaubwürdig