CREDIBLY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

credibly

adverb

as in believably

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Recent Examples of credibly Instead, American doctrine was based on credibly threatening nuclear retaliation. — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 John Stewart — one of the most physically flawless humans to ever walk the planet Earth (and played quite credibly by Aaron Pierre) — can’t get no respect. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 The differentiator these schools can credibly claim is not lab funding or global name recognition. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Recent history suggests that the only effective counter to such meddling is a public statement alerting voters to the deception, by some credibly neutral, nonpartisan authority. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Even outside of Law’s upper crust of prospects, the Dodgers have intriguing pieces such as right-hander Christian Zazueta who would fill in credibly as headliners for a trade. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 College sports may be more complicated than ever, but schools cannot credibly demand respect for NCAA rules while simultaneously rewarding athletes who sue to avoid them. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026 Not many records could credibly birth both a dub version and a mariachi reimagining; Reset is not like most records. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026 Franken fake-groped a sleeping woman as a joke, and was then credibly accused of groping numerous women for real. — Katha Pollitt, Washington Post, 10 July 2026

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Burnley, barely believably, conceded 16 goals in the 46 games.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Her only real disadvantage in playing a fugitive—or an undercover agent—is a presence so unusual, it can’t be believably disguised.

— Judy Berman, Time, 15 July 2026

Definition of believably

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Not a forest by any means, but a small woods where there are squirrels and chipmunks, probably snakes and skunks, rabbits and, now and then, passing through on some mysterious transient route, a deer or a family of deer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
And that’s probably going to be an extra big problem when people are cooped up at a remote mining outpost.

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of probably

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In light of the strong growth and inflation figures, the BOK would likely need to continue to raise rates, albeit with some caution, said Frederic Neumann, chief Asia economist at HSBC.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The film will likely depict the Ploughman’s rise from obscurity to notorious outlaw, though most retellings of his story have been set centuries before the Peasants’ Revolt.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of likely

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The strategy can be autonomous relative to the human's moment-to-moment control while the objective remains externally imposed.

— Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
North Korea has previously described the 600 mm system, known externally as the KN-25, as being able to deliver tactical nuclear warheads.

— Joyce Lee, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of externally

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Unlike Crow-Armstrong, Pierzynski outwardly relished being a villain to Cubs fans, and coming through against them in a clutch situation made the moment even sweeter.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
The traditional definition of culture fatigue is outwardly focused.

— Liz Guthridge, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of outwardly

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That includes clarity about a roughly $60,000 payment to an entity the WPBL says is owned by Stein and possibly his wife, Shauna Stein.

— Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The Roseville Road station planning project specifically aims to evaluate ways to improve access to the station, possibly by reopening and improving the Grand Avenue bridge.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of possibly

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Because apparently groceries need to be accelerated urgently.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
Clancy then ingested prescription medication, slashed her wrists and neck with a knife, and apparently threw herself head first out of a second-story window, resulting in permanent paralysis from the sternum down.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

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