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Recent Examples of believability
The lesson is that without internal logic, any story will lose its believability and, with it, its appeal.
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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
Some, though, may think that stretches the boundaries of believability given Harry's enviable life in sunny California.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
His character in The Narrow Road to the Deep North could not be further from that, and his believability as an agonized Japanese major struggling with his orders is a sign of Kasamatsu’s broadening range.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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
Some, though, may think that stretches the boundaries of believability given Harry's enviable life in sunny California.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
His character in The Narrow Road to the Deep North could not be further from that, and his believability as an agonized Japanese major struggling with his orders is a sign of Kasamatsu’s broadening range.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believability
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Still, a trust charter would give it the legal authority, access to banking infrastructure and regulatory credibility to move, hold, and settle money more efficiently — and perhaps set it up to compete more with PayPal or Square.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Bondi’s fumbling of the Epstein files investigation sparked outrage from conservatives and Congress, undermining her credibility.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The biological plausibility of this being a risk factor for eventually developing MDS is absolutely there, and what remained was getting an adequate registry for demonstrating this.—
Angus Chen,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
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Yet the director, Vanessa Caswill, stages it all with a tenderly forlorn Middle American plausibility.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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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
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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
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In March, after receiving a 10-question email that focused on the veracity of the governor’s college basketball acceptance, Moore’s spokesperson simply tweeted the questions out.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The passing of time is the only thing that will reveal the veracity of their contentions and what some of the underlying numbers suggest regarding the quality of their at-bats not being reflected in their production.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Believability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believability. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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