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
  • But an interview with Trump on 60 Minutes also presents tremendous risk for a news organization that has already been the focus of the president’s ire and is now trying to maintain its credibility without provoking him again.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Still, the results should add credibility to management's broader plan.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Its detection suggests such objects may be far more common than previously thought, increasing the plausibility that young stars frequently acquire these alien building blocks.
    Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • If the veracity and reliability of government data are regularly criticized and devalued by the administration anytime the facts contradict the administration’s positions, and those who speak out are at risk of losing their jobs, trust in all government data, and the agencies themselves, erodes.
    Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
  • But the day after Al-Sharif’s death, Shalaby was anxious about the veracity of BBC News’ own reporting on the journalist’s background.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Believability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believability. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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