implausible

[im-plaw-zuh-buh l]

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adjective

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

Origin of implausible

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

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

Synonyms

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unlikely, improbable, unbelievable.

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Examples from the Web for implausible

Contemporary Examples

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
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
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
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
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

Historical Examples

Larry recognized that his statement had sounded most implausible.
Children of the Whirlwind
Leroy Scott
Third, you print stories that give a weak and implausible scientific basis.
Astounding Stories, February, 1931
Various
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

British Dictionary definitions for implausible

implausible

adjective

not plausible; provoking disbelief; unlikely

Derived Formsimplausibility or implausibleness, nounimplausibly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for implausible

adj.

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

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for implausible

Contemporary Examples

It is very difficult to sit by helplessly while a friend is imprisoned for a crime that is too implausible to comprehend.

The allegation may or may not be true, but it is not implausible.

But it is implausible at best to suggest that nothing is better than something.

A dark-skinned man and light-skinned woman stand among a crowd, clothed chimpanzees in each of their arms—an implausible family.

To establishment Republicans and Democrats, that sounds like an absurdly narrow and implausible vision.

Historical Examples

Larry recognized that his statement had sounded most implausible.

Third, you print stories that give a weak and implausible scientific basis.

This was no implausible ground for imagining that his death had some other cause than the yellow fever.

implausible

Word Origin and History for implausible

adj.

Origin of implausible