| Main Entry: | credible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believable |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, colorable, conceivable, conclusive, creditable, dependable, determinative, honest, honest to God, imaginable, likely, plausible, possible, probable, probably, rational, reasonable, reliable, satisfactory, satisfying, seeming, sincere, solid, sound, straight, supposable, tenable, thinkable, trustworthy, trusty, up front, valid |
| Notes: | credible means 'believable' and credulous means 'gullible' |
Antonyms: |
implausible, impossible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unlikely, untenable |
| Main Entry: | apparent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | seeming, not proven real |
Synonyms: |
credible, illusive, illusory, likely, ostensible, outward, plausible, possible, probable, semblant, specious, superficial, supposed, suppositious |
Antonyms: |
doubtful, dubious, equivocal, hidden, improbable, obscure, questionable, real, uncertain, unclear, unlikely |
| Main Entry: | arguable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tenable |
Synonyms: |
able to hold water, assertable, believable, conceivable, credible, defendable, defensible, feasible, imaginable, maintainable, rational, reasonable, supportable, sustainable, viable, workable |
Antonyms: |
untenable |
| Main Entry: | authentic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | real, genuine |
Synonyms: |
accurate, actual, authoritative, bona fide, certain, convincing, credible, creditable, dependable, factual, faithful, for real, legit, legitimate, official, original, pure, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, trusty, twenty-four carat, valid, veritable |
| Notes: | genuine means not fake or counterfeit - or sincerely felt or expressed, while authentic means conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief and trust |
Antonyms: |
counterfeit, fake, false, falsified, unauthorized, ungenuine, unreal |
| Main Entry: | believable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trustworthy |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, acceptable, authentic, colorable, conceivable, convincing, credential, credible, creditable, fiduciary, honest-to-God, imaginable, impressive, likely, persuasive, plausible, possible, presumable, presumptive, probable, rational, reasonable, reliable, satisfying, straight, supposable, tenable, tried, trusty, unquestionable, up front |
Antonyms: |
inconceivable, incredible, unbelieveable, unconvincing, unreliable, unthinkable |
| Main Entry: | conceivable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reasonable, easy to understand |
Synonyms: |
believable, convincing, credible, earthly, imaginable, likely, mortal, possible, probable, supposable, thinkable |
Antonyms: |
difficult, inconceivable, unbelievable, unimaginable, unreasonable, unthinkable |
| Main Entry: | convincing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | persuasive |
Synonyms: |
acceptable, authentic, believeable, cogent, conclusive, credible, dependable, faithful, hopeful, impressive, incontrovertible, likely, moving, plausible, possible, powerful, presumable, probable, rational, reasonable, reliable, satisfactory, satisfying, solid, sound, swaying, telling, trustworthy, trusty, valid |
Antonyms: |
doubtful, dubious, implausible, improbable, incredible, unconvincing, unlikely, unpersuasive |
| Main Entry: | factual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | real, correct |
Synonyms: |
absolute, accurate, actual, authentic, card-carrying, certain, circumstantial, close, credible, descriptive, exact, faithful, genuine, hard, kosher*, legit, legitimate, literal, objective, on the level, positive, precise, righteous, specific, straight from horse's mouth, sure, sure-enough, true, true-to-life, unadorned, unbiased, undoubted, unquestionable, valid, veritable |
Antonyms: |
biased, false, imprecise, incorrect, unfactual, untruthful |
| Main Entry: | faithful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authentic, accurate |
Synonyms: |
close, credible, exact, just, lifelike, precise, right, similar, strict, true, trusty, undistorted, veracious, veridical |
Antonyms: |
different, false, inaccurate, inexact, uncertain |
| Main Entry: | imaginable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believable, possible |
Synonyms: |
apprehensible, calculable, comprehensible, conceivable, conjecturable, convincing, credible, likely, plausible, sensible, supposable, thinkable, under the sun |
Antonyms: |
impossible, improbable, incomprehensible, unbelieveable, unimaginable, unthinkable |