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
This is done to exploit the Microsoft 365 tenant display name feature so as to inject a trusted and believable phishing lure directly into the email concerned.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Both women have red hair, which made the idea of Swift being in the stadium more believable.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
The Club World Cup final will see two teams share a scarcely believable $70m prize pot: $40m to the winners, $30m to the losers.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Misleading real or generated images can make false claims seem more believable and even cause people to misremember real events.
—Arryn Robbins, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Both women have red hair, which made the idea of Swift being in the stadium more believable.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
The Club World Cup final will see two teams share a scarcely believable $70m prize pot: $40m to the winners, $30m to the losers.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Misleading real or generated images can make false claims seem more believable and even cause people to misremember real events.
—Arryn Robbins, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for believable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believable
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Often, the people targeted had already sought relief from their real lenders, and were expecting a return call — making these phony pitches seem more plausible.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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And like any role within an organization, that isn’t plausible.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Fast evaluation The Titans fell in love with Ward, enough to brush off credible offers to give up the top pick.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The result for future students could be more credible degrees — and fewer low-quality colleges rubber-stamped as legitimate.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Believable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believable. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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