believable
adjective
be·liev·able
bə-ˈlē-və-bəl 
: capable of being believed especially as within the range of known possibility or probability
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Examples of believable in a Sentence
she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline
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The calls are believable to some because the caller, sometimes a telephone robot, knows the make and model of your vehicle.
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Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
The player who took Australia’s winning penalty against France—the scarcely believable twentieth kick—Cortnee Vine, plays for Sydney F.C.
—Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
Yet somehow that made Fez its most believable and relatable character and made everyone else in a scene with him seem more real too.
—Vulture, 8 Aug. 2023
The number seemed straightforward and eminently believable.
—Ben McKenzie, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2023
The great Peter Hickman, who won the Superbike and Senior TTs here last year, breaks the overall lap record in the second Superstock race with a scarcely believable average speed of 136.359 mph.
—Rennie Scaysbrook, Robb Report, 30 June 2023
So the choreography in these scenes is very believable.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
During her tenure, the ship logged at least 49 deaths, which makes her reputation as a haunted vessel even more believable.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2023
That’s a believable (and funny) interaction, but in that moment, the play is doing the same thing Patty is.
—Vulture, 31 July 2023
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Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
The player who took Australia’s winning penalty against France—the scarcely believable twentieth kick—Cortnee Vine, plays for Sydney F.C.
—Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
Yet somehow that made Fez its most believable and relatable character and made everyone else in a scene with him seem more real too.
—Vulture, 8 Aug. 2023
The number seemed straightforward and eminently believable.
—Ben McKenzie, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2023
The great Peter Hickman, who won the Superbike and Senior TTs here last year, breaks the overall lap record in the second Superstock race with a scarcely believable average speed of 136.359 mph.
—Rennie Scaysbrook, Robb Report, 30 June 2023
So the choreography in these scenes is very believable.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
During her tenure, the ship logged at least 49 deaths, which makes her reputation as a haunted vessel even more believable.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2023
That’s a believable (and funny) interaction, but in that moment, the play is doing the same thing Patty is.
—Vulture, 31 July 2023
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First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of believable was
in the 14th century
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