as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline
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Recent Examples of believable
Because some older adults are less familiar with AI technology, voice cloning and deepfakes can seem more believable.
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Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Perpetrators are increasingly using AI to mimic voices and make their tricks even more believable.
—Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Performing An Impersonation Risk Assessment Attackers need only small snippets of audio and voice data to create believable deepfake media.
—Steve Piper, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
That makes a fake VA call or benefits message feel more believable, especially when the scammer already has pieces of personal information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
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Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Perpetrators are increasingly using AI to mimic voices and make their tricks even more believable.
—Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Performing An Impersonation Risk Assessment Attackers need only small snippets of audio and voice data to create believable deepfake media.
—Steve Piper, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
That makes a fake VA call or benefits message feel more believable, especially when the scammer already has pieces of personal information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for believable
Adjective
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Both theories are plausible, Cooper agreed.—
Sneha Dhandapani,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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There are more than 78,000 plausible configurations the electrons might be in; the ground state is a superposition, or a sort of weighted combination, of all these configurations.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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The emphasis in Panama, however, centered less on exact dates than on forcing a credible electoral calendar into the public debate.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Before Chula Vista grants land on generous terms, the public should see a credible financial model.—
Christos Korgan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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“Believable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believable. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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