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plausible |
Grep of noun plausible plausibleness Overview of adj plausible The adj plausible has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) plausible -- (apparently reasonable and valid) 2. probable, likely, plausible -- (likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss") 3. likely, plausible -- (within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story") 4. credible, plausible -- (appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"; "a plausible story") Antonyms of adj plausible 4 senses of plausible Sense 1 plausible (vs. implausible) implausible (vs. plausible) => improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely Sense 2 probable (vs. improbable), likely, plausible Sense 3 likely, plausible INDIRECT (VIA credible) -> incredible, unbelievable Sense 4 credible, plausible INDIRECT (VIA convincing) -> unconvincing Similarity of adj plausible 4 senses of plausible Sense 1 plausible (vs. implausible) => arguable => glib, pat, slick Also See-> credible#1, believable#1 Sense 2 probable (vs. improbable), likely, plausible => presumed(postnominal) => presumptive => verisimilar => equiprobable Sense 3 likely, plausible => credible (vs. incredible), believable Sense 4 credible, plausible => convincing (vs. unconvincing) Attributes of adj plausible Familiarity of adj plausible plausible used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj plausible implausible plausible Overview of adj plausible The adj plausible has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) plausible -- (apparently reasonable and valid) 2. probable, likely, plausible -- (likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss") 3. likely, plausible -- (within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story") 4. credible, plausible -- (appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"; "a plausible story")
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