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believable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of believable

worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
  • She had a believable excuse for missing the deadline.
Synonyms of believable

credible, creditable, likely, plausible, presumptive, probable
Words Related to believable

cogent, compelling, conclusive, convincing, decisive, effective, forceful, persuasive, satisfying, strong, telling

acceptable, cogitable, conceivable, imaginable, possible, practical, reasonable

dependable, reliable, trustworthy

sophistic (or sophistical), specious
Near Antonyms of believable

absurd, doubtful, dubious, fantastic (also fantastical), flimsy, outlandish, preposterous, questionable, ridiculous

impossible, inconceivable, unimaginable, unthinkable

skeptical, suspect, suspicious, uncertain, unsure

hopeless, unworkable, useless
Antonyms of believable

far-fetched, implausible, improbable, incredible, unbelievable, unlikely, unplausible

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