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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The stern personality that Akl projects as Yasmine is punctuated with splashes of levity that make her character’s compatibility with Nino believable rather than forceful.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
Cold War strategists ultimately reframed deterrence around credibility and proportional response as nuclear parity made massive retaliation less believable.
—Big Think, 27 Nov. 2025
At a recent master class at Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, students included video game designer Thiago Vidotto, who came to learn the real-world construction techniques that could make his virtual armored characters more believable.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 27 Nov. 2025
Additionally, repeating a message increases the likelihood your audience will evaluate the message as truthful and believable.
—Jennifer Farmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
Cold War strategists ultimately reframed deterrence around credibility and proportional response as nuclear parity made massive retaliation less believable.
—Big Think, 27 Nov. 2025
At a recent master class at Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, students included video game designer Thiago Vidotto, who came to learn the real-world construction techniques that could make his virtual armored characters more believable.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 27 Nov. 2025
Additionally, repeating a message increases the likelihood your audience will evaluate the message as truthful and believable.
—Jennifer Farmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
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 6 Dec. 2025.
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