Synonyms of believable

believable

adjective

bə-ˈlē-və-bəl 

as in plausible

worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable

she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plausible
• credible
• compelling
• probable
• possible
• convincing
• creditable
• likely
• reasonable
• conclusive
• reliable
• presumptive
• acceptable
• effective
• practical
• satisfying
• persuasive
• cogent
• strong
• telling
• decisive
• conceivable
• trustworthy
• forceful
• imaginable
• dependable
• specious
• cogitable
• sophistical
• sophistic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unlikely
• implausible
• incredible
• improbable
• unbelievable
• impossible
• ridiculous
• absurd
• doubtful
• questionable
• preposterous
• fantastic
• outlandish
• dubious
• flimsy
• far-fetched
• unplausible
• fantastical
• inconceivable
• unthinkable
• unimaginable
• uncertain
• suspicious
• skeptical
• suspect
• unsure
• useless
• hopeless
• unworkable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of believable

This is done to exploit the Microsoft 365 tenant display name feature so as to inject a trusted and believable phishing lure directly into the email concerned. —Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025

Both women have red hair, which made the idea of Swift being in the stadium more believable. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025

The Club World Cup final will see two teams share a scarcely believable $70m prize pot: $40m to the winners, $30m to the losers. —Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

Misleading real or generated images can make false claims seem more believable and even cause people to misremember real events. —Arryn Robbins, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025