PLAUSIBILITY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

plausibility

noun

Definition of plausibility

as in credibility

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Recent Examples of plausibility Many of them gloss over the scientific details with just enough information to ground you in the world and give it an air of plausibility, like Doc Brown’s flux capacitor or The Doctor’s TARDIS. — Amy Tordoff, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 Further, there is no biological plausibility or clinical evidence supporting a life-prolonging effect of chiropractic care, especially for systemic disease as claimed by some in the field. — David S. Shapiro, STAT, 30 June 2026 Most of these claims are unfounded, lack evidence, and, frankly, even lack biological plausibility. — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 24 June 2026 Commercial plausibility for this new technology is not a distant aspiration. — Brigitte Bren, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for plausibility

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Noun

The distance between the first R and the fourth is where credibility with a board is won or lost.

— Pankaj Prasoon, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Late Wednesday, a group of business associations, including the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Haiti, issued a joint press release calling for more effort in organization and stressed the need for credibility and transparency in the process.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of credibility

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Some with final removal orders also have legal protections against deportation to their countries of origin based on the likelihood they would be tortured or persecuted.

— Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
The October expiration implies an expectation that a summary judgment ruling, or a settlement, could potentially land within weeks, a likelihood the unsealed emails just increased.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

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Worse, some of the industry’s representatives have been trying to impress the public by quantifying the probability of catastrophe.

— Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
The probability of Kessler syndrome becomes much higher if humans start deliberately blowing things up in space.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

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