believability

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Recent Examples of believability This truth about believability will not always be revealed through scandal or explicit mistrust. — Jon Michail, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Leaning into ecology serves world-building, while trending toward biomechanics aids immediate believability. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026 The lesson is that without internal logic, any story will lose its believability and, with it, its appeal. — Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026 Yes, the glossy aesthetic occasionally dulls the impact of the director’s more tactile sensibilities, and a few script contrivances stretch believability. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026 There was Elba’s endless charisma and believability, as well as the continuous rush of tension and surprise, which kept the entire seven-episode arc afloat. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026 This one’s a little treasure that speaks with compassion and believability about the changing nature of relationships. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025 With the help of a couple of managers (Fisher Stevens and Jim Belushi) and Mike’s old guitarist friend (Michael Imperioli), Lightning & Thunder becomes a local hit that keeps getting bigger (almost too quickly for believability). — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025 The Georges Bizet score accentuated the dramatic physicality, which included a female floor brawl, a knife attack, a poignant death scene, and a passionate kiss on the lips – all performed with breathtaking believability. — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believability
Noun
  • The credibility of a company’s European commitments depends on the operating arrangement and protections behind them.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Conceding that earns you the credibility to defend the steps that matter.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There are a few clues along the way that, in retrospect, support the big twist, but nothing fully persuaded me of the overall credibility of the secrets exposed, or their plausibility beyond the dramatic demands of plot.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Coworkers spin up absurd theories about each other, and this setting—the office as the most fertile breeding ground for speculation—allows Park’s absurdities to bend plausibility without breaking it.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • There is an emphatic truthfulness to the story and the performances that anchor it, which is both refreshing and innovative.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Some people thought the character was too much, but Danica managed to make her just that without losing the truthfulness, and the ending wouldn’t have worked without that.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The power and presumptive veracity of celebrity statements and/or accusations; 2.
    — Janelle Ash , Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In her letter to the Board of Examiners, she was not required to swear to the veracity of her statement.
    — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Believability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believability. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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