believable
adjective
be·liev·able
bə-ˈlē-və-bəl 
: capable of being believed especially as within the range of known possibility or probability
Examples of believable in a Sentence
she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline
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Steve Piper, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Scammers use that data to sound believable.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
The filmmaker set about creating believable Russian locations in Riga, Latvia, which still resembles its neighbor country.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
Yet its fidelity to the truth of each idiosyncratic character makes the show’s whiplash narrative feel believable.
—Judy Berman, Time, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for believable
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“Believable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/believable. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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