Synonyms of believability

believability

noun

as in credibility

Related Words

• credibility
• plausibility
• truthfulness
• veracity
• integrity
• sincerity
• verity
• honesty
• reliability
• probity
• scrupulousness
• trustworthiness
• incorruptibility
• frankness
• rectitude
• righteousness
• accuracy
• plausibleness
• ingenuousness
• straightforwardness
• dependability
• forthrightness
• uprightness
• good faith
• artlessness
• objectivity
• guilelessness
• candor
• scrupulosity
• truth
• honorableness
• right-mindedness
• authenticity
• candidness
• trustability
• honor
• genuineness
• correctness
• reliableness
• plainspokenness
• trustiness

Dissimilar Words

• implausibility
• deception
• incredibility
• hypocrisy
• duplicity
• smoothness
• insincerity
• fakery
• artifice
• falsity
• falseness
• dissimulation
• trickery
• crookedness
• double-dealing
• slickness
• indirection
• dissembling
• slipperiness
• cunning
• guile
• incredibleness
• cozenage
• slyness
• perfidy
• dupery
• exaggeration
• insidiousness
• underhandedness
• oiliness
• wiliness
• unscrupulousness
• furtiveness
• craftiness
• prevarication
• beguilement
• cunningness
• inaccuracy
• equivocation
• treacherousness
• lying
• two-facedness
• dishonesty
• deceit
• fraudulentness
• untruthfulness
• mendacity
• mendaciousness
• deceitfulness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of believability

Nobody in wrestling matches Punk’s believability, including Owens, but Owens’ top-tier talking has helped to make this an early contender for feud of the year. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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