PLAUSIBLE Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

plausible

adjective

ˈplȯ-zə-bəl

Definition of plausible

as in credible

worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable it's a plausible explanation for the demise of that prehistoric species

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Recent Examples of plausible With a win, America’s Round-of-16 opponent — Belgium or Senegal — also might be a realistic/plausible win. — Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 Under one plausible theory of technological development, artificial intelligence will turn the economy into a dystopian split screen. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 That would mean moving not just impending free agent Robbie Ray but also exploring offers for Matt Chapman, Willy Adames and Rafael Devers — and eating money to make those trades plausible. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 1 July 2026 There are plausible performance reasons why the Norwegian football team shipped around 1,276 pounds or 580 kilograms of food from its country to its temporary headquarters at Greensboro, North Carolina, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for plausible

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The growing pile of credible critics is a direct challenge to that thesis.

— Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
And where keeping a credible open option does demand serious compute, that is precisely the kind of public good worth paying for.

— David Siegel, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Definition of credible

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Verbeek also has lost four key defensemen — captain Radko Gudas, Jacob Trouba, John Carlson and Olen Zellweger — in the past month while adding only journeyman Nick Jensen as a probable replacement.

— Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Lowe’s matchup is arguably the best for hitting a home run on Saturday’s MLB slate, given the sample sizes of the probable pitchers.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of probable

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True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
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— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

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