implausible
adjective
im·plau·si·ble
(ˌ)im-ˈplȯ-zə-bəl 
: not plausible : provoking disbelief
an implausible excuse
Examples of implausible in a Sentence
She's been making implausible claims.
He gave an implausible excuse for showing up late for work.
The novel has an implausible ending.
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But the first claim, about the number of the protesters, seemed to me highly implausible.
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Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
For years before the Jaguars arrived in the 1990s, Jacksonville was dismissed as a bargaining-chip city — too small, too regional, too implausible.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
The Republic’s militant Islamic ideology has made a durable compromise implausible, effectively locking Iran into the Sino-Russian orbit while committing crimes against humanity.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The scariest change, though, is that in an America where guardrails have fallen, tech-sector parasites run amok in our hands and heads, and trust in government is close to nonexistent, what seemed totally implausible in 1996 now feels like reasonable societal comment.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
For years before the Jaguars arrived in the 1990s, Jacksonville was dismissed as a bargaining-chip city — too small, too regional, too implausible.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
The Republic’s militant Islamic ideology has made a durable compromise implausible, effectively locking Iran into the Sino-Russian orbit while committing crimes against humanity.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The scariest change, though, is that in an America where guardrails have fallen, tech-sector parasites run amok in our hands and heads, and trust in government is close to nonexistent, what seemed totally implausible in 1996 now feels like reasonable societal comment.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Implausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implausible. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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