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

Other Word Forms

• credibly adverb
• credibleness noun
• credibility noun
• noncredible adjective
• noncredibleness noun
• noncredibly adverb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of credible¹

C14: from Latin crēdibilis, from Latin crēdere to believe

Example Sentences

That personal story makes her credible where many Republicans struggle.

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MacAskill added: "This vote is a missed opportunity to unite the independence movement and pursue a clear, credible and popular strategy to seek and achieve a mandate for independence."

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Israel's campaign in Gaza has killed at least 67,682 people, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory, figures the United Nations considers credible.

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She added that officers never asked them if the threat to burn down the house was credible.

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The five candidates are “all credible choices,” said Aaron Klein, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank.

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