PLAUSIBLENESS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

plausibleness

noun

as in credibility

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Noun

The vote is being closely watched by investors across the globe, with questions swirling around whether the incoming administration can deliver fiscal credibility.

— Chloe Taylor,Thomas Da Graca Barlow, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
What voters will decide instead is how Brazil manages its credibility deficit and whether the country can start the long process of closing it.

— MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of credibility

Noun

Coworkers spin up absurd theories about each other, and this setting—the office as the most fertile breeding ground for speculation—allows Park’s absurdities to bend plausibility without breaking it.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
The most common mode of analysis evaluates the fundamental plausibility of an image or a video.

— Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of plausibility

Noun

Suspensions and expulsions are associated with negative outcomes, including lower educational achievement, decreased likelihood of graduating high school and depression.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
With both of these important data points in hand, the market is pricing in a 78% likelihood that the central bank will hold in October, compared with a 36% chance a week ago, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.

— Alexa LoMonaco,Jeff Nash, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of likelihood

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By July 5, Axios was reporting on Polymarket’s 66 percent withdrawal probability and the fact that Kamala Harris had overtaken Biden in its nomination market.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Gedion Timothewos, whose probability has remained below 3% for months, has almost $56 million traded on his odds.

— Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

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