plausible

ˈplɔzəbəl

Definition

Definition of plausible - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

credibilityseeming reasonable or probable

Her explanation sounded plausible to everyone.

believable

credible

deceptiveconvincing but possibly deceptive

The salesman had a plausible manner that hid his intentions.

deceptive

misleading

specious

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plausible deniability

ability to deny knowledge of or responsibility for any wrongdoing

The CEO claimed plausible deniability regarding the financial misconduct..

Origin of plausible

Latin, plausibilis (worthy of applause)

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it may well be

exp.

acknowledgment

acknowledges something as reasonable or plausible

check up

plausibility

seem correct or plausible with known facts

specious

adj.

deceitful arguments

employing fallacious but plausible arguments

possible

adj.

plausible

apparently valid or likely

colourable

adj.

plausible

appearing to be true but not necessarily so

sophistical

adj.

logic

plausible but actually misleading

tenability

plausibility

quality of being plausible or acceptable

tenableness

plausibility

quality of being plausible or acceptable

Examples of plausible in a sentence

His excuse seemed plausible at first glance.
His explanation seemed plausible, but I remained skeptical.
The theory was plausible, yet it lacked evidence.

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French:plausible, ...
German:plausibel, überzeugend, ...
Italian:plausibile, ...
Spanish:plausible, ...
Portuguese:plausível, verossímil, ...
Chinese:合理的, 貌似可信的, ...
Japanese:もっともらしい, 説得力のある, ...
Arabic:مَعْقُول, مُقْنِع, ...
Hebrew:סָבִיר, אָמִין לְכָאוֹרָה, ...
Russian:правдоподобный, убедительный, ...
Ukrainian:правдоподібний, вірогідний, ...
Hindi:विश्वसनीय, प्रतीत होता, ...
Bengali:বিশ্বাসযোগ্য, প্রত্যয়যোগ্য, ...
Catalan:plausible, enganyós, ...
Czech:věrohodný, přesvědčivý, ...
Danish:plausibel, overbevisende, ...
Dutch:plausibel, overtuigend, ...
Greek:πειστικός, παραπλανητικός, ...
Hungarian:hihető, meggyőző, ...
Khmer:សមហេតុសមផល, ហាក់ដូចជាគួរឱ្យជឿ ប៉ុន្តែអាចបោកបញ្ឆោត, ...
Korean:그럴듯한, 믿을 만한, ...
Persian:باورپذیر, قانع‌کننده, ...
Polish:wiarygodny, ...
Portuguese (BR):plausível, ...
Romanian:plauzibil, aparent, ...
Swedish:plausibel, övertygande, ...
Thai:มีเหตุผล, ดูน่าเชื่อถือ, ...
Turkish:makul, güvenilir, ...
Vietnamese:hợp lý, có vẻ hợp lý, ...

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