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credible

[ kred-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being believed; believable:

    a credible statement.

    Synonyms: tenable, reasonable, likely, plausible

  2. worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy:

    a credible witness.



credible

/ ˈkrɛdɪbəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being believed
  2. trustworthy or reliable

    the latest claim is the only one to involve a credible witness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcredibly, adverb
  • ˈcredibleness, noun
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Other Words From

  • credi·bili·ty credi·ble·ness noun
  • credi·bly adverb
  • non·credi·ble adjective
  • non·credi·ble·ness noun
  • non·credi·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of credible1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin crēdibilis, from crēd(ere) “to believe, confide, entrust” + -ibilis -ible
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Word History and Origins

Origin of credible1

C14: from Latin crēdibilis, from Latin crēdere to believe
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Example Sentences

“I need [my team] to triangulate as many sources as possible and we then accept the most credible,” Francesco Motta said.

For example, it views comedian and Last Week Tonight host John Oliver as a credible threat to the Thai power structure.

Credible accounts, including one by The New York Times, point to divisions within ABM.

Comparatively, during those same years CBP flagged 21 percent of migrants from other countries for credible fear interviews.

There have been few credible studies linking the transmission of the virus between animals and humans.

Because the universe is governed by laws, and there is no credible instance on record of those laws being suspended.

Before taking up the authentic and credible history of Solomon a few specimens of these traditions may well receive our attention.

The sails were stowed with a speed that seemed scarcely credible.

She was predestined to her career, if the following anecdote be credible.

With a fatuity hardly more credible than creditable, the Lalugwumps, as they call themselves, deny the immortality of the soul.

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