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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she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
Romance scammers tell amazingly believable stories.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Then came an almighty, barely believable surge spearheaded by Ngumoha, and if the VAR intervention was the slice of good fortune Forest needed, what happened next summed up everything about the power of those towards the top.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The relationship with the thoroughly likable Nick Anastasia as Barry Mann is believable.
—Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Believable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/believable. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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