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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Your credibility grows when your message is clear, useful, and calm enough to move the work forward.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
But the film is most compelling throughout as a straightforward domestic drama, with increasingly fraught family dynamics lending proceedings a baseline of credibility even as whatever’s happening outside the house remains largely inscrutable.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

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Following the July jobs report on Friday, those percentages shifted, according to CME Group’s FedWatch tool, which tracks probabilities of changes to the rate based on 30-Day Fed Funds futures prices.

— Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
There's now a 55% probability that the Fed holds rates unchanged at its September meeting, up from 45% on Thursday and just 33% one week ago, according to CME Fed Watch .

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

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