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| Main Entry: | credible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believable |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, conceivable, conclusive, creditable, dependable, honest, imaginable, likely, plausible, possible, probable, probably, rational, reasonable, reliable, satisfactory, satisfying, seeming, sincere, solid, sound, straight, tenable, thinkable, trustworthy, trusty, up front, valid, colorable, determinative, honest to God, supposable |
| Notes: | credible means 'believable' and credulous means 'gullible' |
| Antonyms: | implausible, impossible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unlikely, untenable |
| Main Entry: | authentic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | real, genuine |
| Synonyms: | accurate, actual, authoritative, bona fide, certain, convincing, credible, creditable, dependable, factual, faithful, legitimate, official, original, pure, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, trusty, valid, veritable, for real, legit, twenty-four carat |
| Antonyms: | counterfeit, fake, false, falsified, unauthorized, unreal, ungenuine |
| Main Entry: | believable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trustworthy |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, acceptable, authentic, conceivable, convincing, credible, creditable, fiduciary, honest-to-God*, imaginable, impressive, likely, persuasive, plausible, possible, presumable, presumptive, probable, rational, reasonable, reliable, satisfying, straight, tenable, tried, trusty, unquestionable, up front, colorable, credential, supposable |
| Antonyms: | inconceivable, incredible, unconvincing, unreliable, unthinkable, unbelieveable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conceivable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reasonable, easy to understand |
| Synonyms: | believable, convincing, credible, earthly, imaginable, likely, mortal, possible, probable, thinkable, supposable |
| Antonyms: | difficult, inconceivable, unbelievable, unimaginable, unreasonable, unthinkable |
| Main Entry: | convincing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | persuasive |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, authentic, cogent, conclusive, credible, dependable, faithful, hopeful, impressive, incontrovertible, likely, moving, plausible, possible, powerful, presumable, probable, rational, reasonable, reliable, satisfactory, satisfying, solid, sound, telling, trustworthy, trusty, valid, believeable, swaying |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | imaginable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believable, possible |
| Synonyms: | calculable, comprehensible, conceivable, convincing, credible, likely, plausible, sensible, thinkable, apprehensible, conjecturable, supposable, under the sun |
| Antonyms: | impossible, improbable, incomprehensible, unimaginable, unthinkable, unbelieveable |
| Main Entry: | likely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | probable, apt, hopeful |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, achievable, anticipated, attainable, conceivable, credible, destined, disposed, expected, fair, favorite, feasible, given to, imaginable, inclined, liable, ostensible, plausible, possible, practicable, predisposed, presumable, promising, prone, rational, reasonable, seeming, subject to, tending, thinkable, true, up-and-coming*, workable, assuring, believeable, conjecturable, in favor of, in the cards, in the habit of, inferable, odds-on, on the verge of, supposable, verisimilar |
| Antonyms: | implausible, inapt, unforeseeable, unlikely |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | maybe |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | possibly |
| Synonyms: | conceivable, credible, feasible, obtainable, perhaps, as it may be, can be, conceivably, could be, imaginably, it could be, might be, perchance, weather permitting |
| Antonyms: | certainly, definitely, surely |
| Main Entry: | persuasive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, influential |
| Synonyms: | alluring, cogent, compelling, conclusive, convincing, credible, effectual, efficacious, efficient, eloquent, energetic, forceful, forcible, impressive, inspiring, logical, moving, plausible, pointed, potent, powerful, seductive, slick, smooth, sound, stimulating, stringent, strong, telling, touching, unctuous, valid, weighty, winning, actuating, convictive, enticing, impelling, inducing, inveigling, luring, swaying, wheedling |
| Antonyms: | discouraging, ineffective, ineffectual, dampening, disheartening, dissuasive |
| Main Entry: | plausible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reasonable, believable |
| Synonyms: | conceivable, credible, creditable, likely, logical, persuasive, possible, presumable, probable, smooth, sound, tenable, valid, like enough, supposable, very likely |
| Antonyms: | implausible, improbable, unbelievable, unlikely, unreasonable |
| Main Entry: | possible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | likely, attainable |
| Synonyms: | accessible, achievable, adventitious, advisable, available, breeze*, cinch, conceivable, credible, dependent, desirable, dormant, duck soup*, easy as pie*, expedient, feasible, fortuitous, hopeful, hypothetical, imaginable, indeterminate, latent, obtainable, piece of cake*, potential, practicable, probable, promising, pushover*, setup, snap, thinkable, uncertain, viable, welcome, workable, can do, doable, no sweat, realizable, simple as ABC, within reach |
| Antonyms: | impossible, unlikely, unattainable, ungettable, unrealizable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | presumably |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | likely, reasonably |
| Synonyms: | apparently, credible, doubtless, indubitably, probably, seemingly, supposedly, surely, theoretically, unquestionably, assumably, doubtlessly, hypothetically, in all likelihood, in all probability, it would seem, most likely, on the face of it, presumptively |
| Antonyms: | unlikely, doubtfully |
| Main Entry: | probable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | likely to happen |
| Synonyms: | apparent, believable, credible, earthly, feasible, illusory, mortal, ostensible, plausible, possible, presumable, rational, reasonable, seeming, in the cards, most likely, odds-on, presumed |
| Antonyms: | improbable, unlikely |
| Main Entry: | specious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | misleading |
| Synonyms: | apparent, captious, credible, deceptive, delusive, empty, erroneous, fallacious, false, flattering, hollow, idle, illogical, inaccurate, incorrect, likely, nugatory, ostensible, ostentatious, plausible, presumable, presumptive, pretentious, probable, seeming, sophisticated, spurious, unsound, untrue, vain, wrong, apparently right, beguiling, casuistic, colorable, sophistic, sophistical |
| Antonyms: | real, true, valid |
| Main Entry: | tenable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reasonable |
| Synonyms: | arguable, believable, credible, defensible, excusable, impregnable, justifiable, plausible, rational, reliable, secure, sound, strong, trustworthy, viable, condonable, defendable, maintainable, vindicable, warrantable |
| Antonyms: | irrational, unbelievable, unjustifiable, unreasonable, untenable |
| Main Entry: | trustworthy/trusty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reliable, believable |
| Synonyms: | accurate, authentic, authoritative, convincing, credible, dependable, ethical, exact, honest, honorable, kosher*, levelheaded, mature, on the level*, open, plausible, realistic, responsible, righteous, saintly, secure, sensible, solid, square, steadfast, straight, tried, tried-and-true*, true, true-blue*, truthful, unfailing, upright, valid, veracious, always there, on up and up, principled, rock solid, there, to be trusted, trustable, up-front |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, unbelievable, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | valid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | right, genuine |
| Synonyms: | accurate, authentic, authoritative, binding, bona fide, cogent, compelling, conclusive, confirmed, convincing, credible, efficacious, efficient, good, irrefutable, just, kosher*, lawful, legal, legitimate, logical, official, original, persuasive, potent, powerful, pure, solid, sound, stringent, strong, substantial, telling, tested, true, trustworthy, ultimate, unadulterated, weighty, well-founded, well-grounded, attested, determinative, in force, legit, proven, unanswerable, uncorrupted |
| Antonyms: | invalid, unacceptable, unreal, unsound, wrong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | veracious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | true |
| Synonyms: | accurate, credible, dependable, direct, ethical, factual, faithful, frank, genuine, honest, just, kosher*, on the level*, open, reliable, right, righteous, straightforward, strict, true-blue*, trustworthy, truthful, up front, valid, high-principled, legit, like it is, on the line, on the up and up, straight-arrow, undeceptive, veridical |
| Antonyms: | false, untrue |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bona fide |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authentic and genuine |
| Synonyms: | authentic, authoritative, credible, genuine, legitimate, natural, official, original, pure, real, rightful, straight, unquestionable, veritable, card-carrying, for real, good-faith, true to life, with good faith |
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