| Main Entry: | presumable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | seeming |
Synonyms: |
apparent, likely, plausible, possible, probable |
| 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: | 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: | likely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | probable, apt, hopeful |
Synonyms: |
acceptable, achievable, anticipated, assuring, attainable, believeable, conceivable, conjecturable, credible, destined, disposed, expected, fair, favorite, feasible, given to, imaginable, in favor of, in the cards, in the habit of, inclined, inferable, liable, odds-on, on the verge of, ostensible, plausible, possible, practicable, predisposed, presumable, promising, prone, rational, reasonable, seeming, subject to, supposable, tending, thinkable, true, up-and-coming, verisimilar, workable |
| Notes: | apt is for general probabilities, likely is for specific probabilities; liable and prone indicate a probability arising as a regrettable consequence use likely if you mean 'probable, expected'; use liable if you mean 'bound by law or obligation' |
Antonyms: |
implausible, inapt, unforeseeable, unlikely |
| Main Entry: | plausible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reasonable, believable |
Synonyms: |
conceivable, credible, creditable, like enough, likely, logical, persuasive, possible, presumable, probable, smooth, sound, supposable, tenable, valid, very likely |
Antonyms: |
implausible, improbable, unbelievable, unlikely, unreasonable |
| Main Entry: | probable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | likely to happen |
Synonyms: |
apparent, believable, credible, earthly, feasible, illusory, in the cards, mortal, most likely, odds-on, ostensible, plausible, possible, presumable, presumed, rational, reasonable, seeming |
Antonyms: |
improbable, unlikely |
| Main Entry: | specious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | misleading |
Synonyms: |
apparent, apparently right, beguiling, captious, casuistic, colorable, credible, deceptive, delusive, empty, erroneous, fallacious, false, flattering, hollow, idle, illogical, inaccurate, incorrect, likely, nugatory, ostensible, ostentatious, plausible, presumable, presumptive, pretentious, probable, seeming, sophistic, sophistical, sophisticated, spurious, unsound, untrue, vain, wrong |
Antonyms: |
real, true, valid |
| Main Entry: | thinkable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believable, feasible |
Synonyms: |
cogitable, comprehendible, comprehensible, conceivable, convincing, imaginable, likely, possible, practicable, practical, presumable, reasonable, supposable, within realm of possibility, within the limits |
Antonyms: |
impossible, inconceivable, unbelievable, unfeasible, unlikely, unthinkable |
| Main Entry: | assumptive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | presumptive |
Synonyms: |
assumed, likely, possible, presumable, presumed, probable, prospective, supposed, suppositive, taken for granted |