Meaning of CREDIBLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kredubul
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- [adj] appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"; "a plausible story"
- [adj] capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"
- [adj] a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate; "she was not the...credible fool he expected"
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| | Synonyms: | | believable, convincing, credulous, likely, plausible, presumptive |
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| | Antonyms: | | incredible, unbelievable | | |
| | See Also: | | thinkable | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cred"i*ble\ (kr[e^]d"[i^]*b'l), a. [L. credibilis, fr.
credere. See {Creed}.]
Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief;
entitled to confidence; trustworthy.
Things are made credible either by the known condition
and quality of the utterer or by the manifest
likelihood of truth in themselves. --Hooker.
A very diligent and observing person, and likewise very
sober and credible. --Dampier.
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| | Related Terms: | | acknowledgment, admissible, asset, attention, authority, believable, cogent, colorable, conceivable, conclusive, confidence, convincing, credence, credit, creditable, determinative, distinction, faith, faithful, fame, fiduciary, glory, honor, just, justifiable, kudos, legitimate, likely, logical, notice, plausible, prestige, probable, rational, reasonable, recognition, reliable, reliance, renown, reputation, repute, sane, satisfactory, satisfying, sensible, solid, sound, straight, tenable, trust, trustworthy, trusty, unexceptionable, unimpeachable, unquestionable, valid, weight, well-argued, well-founded, well-grounded, wholesome, worthy of faith |
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