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credible - 20 thesaurus results
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
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: 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: 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
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
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
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
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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