credible

(krĕd'ə-bəl)
adj.

1. Capable of being believed; plausible. See synonyms at plausible.
2. Worthy of confidence; reliable.
3. Being of sufficient military capability to deter an attack or carry out an operation successfully: credible military force.

[Middle English, from Latin crēdibilis, from crēdere, to believe.]

credibleness cred'i·ble·ness n.
credibly cred'i·bly adv.

USAGE NOTE   Credible is widely but incorrectly used where credulous would be appropriate. Credulous means "believing too readily" or "gullible," as in He was credulous (not credible) enough to believe the manufacturer's claims.

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adjective

1. Worthy of being believed: believable, colorable, creditable, plausible. See true/false.
2. Worthy of belief, as because of precision or faithfulness to an original: authentic, authoritative, convincing, faithful, true, trustworthy, valid. See true/false.

adj

Definition: believable
Antonyms: implausible, impossible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unlikely, untenable

IN BRIEF: Believable.

The speaker was completely credible until the part about the unidentified flying objects.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - troværdig, overbevisende

Nederlands (Dutch)
geloofwaardig

Français (French)
adj. - crédible, plausible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - glaubwürdig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πιστευτός, αξιόπιστος

Italiano (Italian)
credibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - acreditável, digno de crédito

Русский (Russian)
правдоподобный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - creíble, verosímil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - trovärdig, trolig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可信的, 可靠的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可信的, 可靠的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 믿을만한, 설득력 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 信用できる, 確かな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ممكن تصديقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אמין, מהימן‬

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