believability

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Recent Examples of believability Interestingly, that adds to the believability as the animals appear even more real and emotions come across even stronger. Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025 Thus a lot of the narrative believability of the main characters’ dilemmas doesn’t always land. Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025 Contemporary generative AI is so seemingly fluent that you are drawn into a mental trap of believability. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believability
Noun
  • The threat drew credibility from the recent strikes on Iran.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Upheaval at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has plunged Kentucky's public health infrastructure into a state of confusion and uncertainty, officials said, and some local departments are beginning to question the credibility of the agency's guidance.
    Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There were innumerable explanations of varying degrees of plausibility, but that made the image interesting to him.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • What makes cinematic depictions of disaster so compelling — when they’re done right, that is — is the uneasy dance between plausibility and fantasy.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The docuseries delves into his childhood and early years as a student filmmaker to show the world of his movies – among the highlights are interviews with his childhood friends from the streets of Manhattan, whose lives and language reveal the veracity in his films.
    Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The photo of the document was obtained by The Associated Press and its veracity was confirmed by two officials, including one whose country was a signatory.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Believability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believability. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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