PLAUSIBILITY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

plausibility

noun

Definition of plausibility

as in credibility

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Recent Examples of plausibility Commercial plausibility for this new technology is not a distant aspiration. — Brigitte Bren, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 For the first time, technology can manufacture plausibility at scale. — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Key criteria considered throughout this process include plausibility, novelty, testability, and safety. — ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026 There’s a grim plausibility here that doesn’t necessarily need certainty, only the willingness to sit with honesty. — Steven Gray, Time, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plausibility

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It was built across the decade that followed in journals, boardrooms and the offices of clinicians who staked their credibility on a better approach.

— Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Plagiarism becomes political Today, accusations of plagiarism have become a potent way to undermine someone’s credibility.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of credibility

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Others are just as deliberate about avoiding the front lines, gravitating toward technical or support specialties where the likelihood of direct combat is lower, but translating those skills to a civilian job may be smoother.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
As the likelihood of stuck parts increased, the probabilistic planner produced faster disassembly times in scenarios where the robot had another way to reach the target component.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of likelihood

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But in watermarking the text, AI systems readjust the probability of each of those possible words, biasing the model subtly in favor of some words over others.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
On Wednesday, Polymarket traders put only a 31% chance of bitcoin topping $80,000 this year, according to Benzinga, which noted traders also priced a 75% probability for the cryptocurrency to fall below $60,000.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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