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credible
[kred-uh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being believed; believable.
a credible statement.
Synonyms: , , ,worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy.
a credible witness.
credible
/ ˈɛɪə /
adjective
capable of being believed
trustworthy or reliable
the latest claim is the only one to involve a credible witness
Other Word Forms
- credibility noun
- credibleness noun
- credibly adverb
- noncredible adjective
- noncredibleness noun
- noncredibly adverb
- ˈ徱 adverb
- ˈ徱Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of credible1
Example Sentences
Iran continued with some activities until 2009 - when Western powers revealed the construction of the Fordo underground enrichment facility - but after that there were "no credible indications" of weapons development, the agency concluded.
Conservative shadow chancellor Mel Stride accused Labour of "spending money it doesn't have, with no credible plan to pay for it".
Police said on Friday that there were "credible links" to suggest Koffa was "strategically involved" in the incident.
The next few days are vital – "one of the last moments to weave it all together – to look politically credible to the people Labour has lost", one senior figure reckons.
Because the film leans so heavily into its breakneck antics, the folks here mostly come off more as a collection of stereotypes than as realistic people tackling a credible crisis.
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