CREDIBLY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

credibly

adverb

as in believably

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Recent Examples of credibly Her most effective characters are children or young adults, people who may credibly experience a simplistic moral awakening. — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 Sometimes a judge will do that if a defendant credibly expresses remorse for his crimes. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026 Azerbaijan and Israel are close partners, and many Iranian elites have credibly accused Azerbaijan of allowing Israel to use its territory as a staging ground for operations against Iran. — Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026 Can those music scenes credibly speak to that disillusionment today? — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Through that lens, the premium looks less like froth and more like a price on optionality in autonomy, robotics, and energy that few others can credibly claim. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes had never been credibly accused of any of this. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 Combine a win over James Madison with Boise State’s victory over Memphis and a Broncos victory (in two weeks) over Western Michigan, and the conference could credibly claim to be the best in the Group of Six. — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026 Chambers explained the athletes could not credibly make that argument because member colleges and conferences, along with coaches and other athletic personnel, are also beneficiaries of the NCAA’s contractual language. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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The rest of the cast is also fine including Ings who believably demonstrates why Tessa could fall for Julian.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026
Howrey’s own politics are here — feminist, environmentalist, activist — but believably portioned out to her characters.

— Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of believably

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When Detroit Tigers star Justin Verlander's daughter Genevieve surprised him on the field of his last professional baseball game over the weekend, Verlander was visibly emotional in a moment that quickly went viral.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
According to Benjamin’s arrest report, the dog’s ribs and spine were visibly prominent through its skin, which appeared loose.

— Anna McAllister, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of visibly

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Brower and Simone learned that pigeons were a common source of food for people thousands of years ago and used the sun, and probably the earth's magnetic field, for navigation.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Jack Wolf Westwood Lincoln Riley talks a big game about excelling in the Big Ten, but in losing badly to Oregon and its backup quarterback, USC probably couldn’t win the Pac-12 this year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of probably

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While those companies are not named in the Boulder case, they are named as defendants in similar climate lawsuits filed across the country, suits that very likely would be affected by the high court’s ruling.

— Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Powers also has an employment contract that likely affords him protection and the chance to contest accusations before he is terminated for cause.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of likely

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But an unmanaged agent can go fully rogue—interpret context, choose a tool, kick off a transaction, alter a record or fire off an email externally.

— Adrian Carr, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The combined company will have an independent trustee, who reviews records and operations externally before reporting back to the states attorney general.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of externally

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Scientists have found that a distant world has a real rebellious streak, outwardly defying its red dwarf host star.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
At once a world-class, supervillain-busting secret agent and a prototypically insecure adolescent, Kim Possible (Christy Carlson Romano) outwardly resembled a great number of female cartoon characters from the early aughts.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of outwardly

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The season finale — or possibly the series finale, since HBO hasn’t renewed the show yet — wrapped up the mystery posed by the show’s premiere of who killed Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler).

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
The financial loss left Walker depressed, anguished and possibly suicidal.

— Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of possibly

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There wasn’t a penalty on the play, but the NFL apparently saw something amiss.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Commissioner Josh Davidson countered that Pourharton’s figures apparently didn’t include income from his commission on Valero gas sales or on lottery tickets.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

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