implausible

[ im-plaw-zuh-buhl ]

/ ɪmˈplɔ zə bəl /

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adjective

not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.

Nearby words

implantable, implantation, implanted suture, implantology, implausibility, implausible, implead, impleader, implement, implementation, implicate

Origin of implausible

First recorded in 1595–1605; im-² + plausible

SYNONYMS FOR implausible

unlikely, improbable, unbelievable.

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Related formsim·plau·si·bil·i·ty, im·plau·si·ble·ness, nounim·plau·si·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for implausible

It is very difficult to sit by helplessly while a friend is imprisoned for a crime that is too implausible to comprehend.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The allegation may or may not be true, but it is not implausible.
In Jerusalem Home Demolitions, the Biblical Justice of Revenge|Creede Newton|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it is implausible at best to suggest that nothing is better than something.
Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’ Will Change Nothing|Michael Signer|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A dark-skinned man and light-skinned woman stand among a crowd, clothed chimpanzees in each of their arms—an implausible family.
Garry Winogrand’s American Hustle Comes To The Met|Justin Jones|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

To establishment Republicans and Democrats, that sounds like an absurdly narrow and implausible vision.
Why The Zombie Tea Party Won’t Stay Dead|James Poulos|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This was no implausible ground for imagining that his death had some other cause than the yellow fever.
Ormond, Volume I (of 3)|Charles Brockden Brown
Third, you print stories that give a weak and implausible scientific basis.
Astounding Stories, February, 1931|Various
Larry recognized that his statement had sounded most implausible.
Children of the Whirlwind|Leroy Scott

British Dictionary definitions for implausible

implausible

/ (ɪmˈplɔːzəbəl) /

adjective

not plausible; provoking disbelief; unlikely

Derived Formsimplausibility or implausibleness, nounimplausibly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for implausible

implausible

adj.

c.1600, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + plausible. Related: Implausibly.

implausible

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implausible

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