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
The theory offered a compelling, believable motive for why Elizabeth Short was killed.
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Working in concert, Fastvold, choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall, composer Daniel Blumberg and cinematographer William Rexer have created a language of devotional movement and music that is both believable and otherworldly.
—Mark Olsen, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
With the guidance of our coaches and the unwavering support of Hoosier Nation, our band of brothers made the unbelievable believable.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
The therapist is now putting themselves into a posture of the client having to gauge which is more believable, the therapist or the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Working in concert, Fastvold, choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall, composer Daniel Blumberg and cinematographer William Rexer have created a language of devotional movement and music that is both believable and otherworldly.
—Mark Olsen, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
With the guidance of our coaches and the unwavering support of Hoosier Nation, our band of brothers made the unbelievable believable.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
The therapist is now putting themselves into a posture of the client having to gauge which is more believable, the therapist or the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for believable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believable
Adjective
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The Thor star imagines all the terrifyingly plausible ways the AI assistant could kill him, before being won over by its offer to book him a massage.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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Well yeah, but that sort of thing can also be the hallmark of foreign regime change, as has been the case time and again around the world, usually with a straight face and plausible deniability.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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My research—including an interview with a poultry science professor—led me to the conclusion that sodium phosphate, commonly used to make chickens extra juicy, could be a credible culprit for the soapy profile.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Feb. 2026
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But that’s that’s what our culture does to credible artists.—
Preezy Brown,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Believable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believable. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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