credible
Americanadjective
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capable of being believed; believable.
a credible statement.
- Synonyms:
- tenable, reasonable, likely, plausible
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worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy.
a credible witness.
adjective
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capable of being believed
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trustworthy or reliable
the latest claim is the only one to involve a credible witness
Other Word Forms
- credibility noun
- credibleness noun
- credibly adverb
- noncredible adjective
- noncredibleness noun
- noncredibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of credible
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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Example Sentences
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Sampling precision for Harris online polls is measured using a Bayesian credible interval.
From Science Daily
Some subjects in the study were given a tip sheet that asked them to examine the sites closely, looking at whether they included information like credible mission pages and other details.
From Los Angeles Times
They alleged that she "disregarded all credible evidence disproving her claim in favour of platforming known conspiracy theorists and proven defamers".
From BBC
Police told AFP news agency they believed the statement was "plausible" while they continued to investigate, with other media reporting police thought it was credible.
From BBC
For the foreseeable future, however, these attacks won’t be an expression of powerful movements with credible geopolitical aspirations.
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