plausibleness

noun

as in credibility

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  1. credibility
  2. plausibility
  3. likelihood
  4. probability
Noun
  • The appeal also disputes Raper’s assessment of Wilson’s credibility.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Merz took the opportunity to make a series of changes after a senior ally quit as the leader of his bloc's parliamentary group over personal conduct that undermined his credibility.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of credibility
Noun
  • 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
Definition of plausibility
Noun
  • Adler said studies show that when one partner strangles another, the likelihood of a victim being killed by that partner goes up 750%.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
  • Statins can also modestly increase blood sugar and the likelihood of developing diabetes, especially in people who already have risk factors for diabetes.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Definition of likelihood
Noun
  • In that sample, some were considered to be more likely contributors than others, and testing was unable to pinpoint d4vd’s exact probability, a distinction Tosch agreed with.
    — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • This may be a low-probability event, but edit enough cells—and therapies generally have to edit many—and errors become inevitable.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Definition of probability
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