ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPplausible
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plausible
Meaning: seeming reasonable or believable
plausible in a sentence
How plausible is used in real sentences:
Her explanation sounded plausible, though no one had proof.
The witness offered a plausible reason for arriving late.
“At six that morning, snow erased the highway, and reaching Bellweather Conservatory no longer seemed plausible.”
— from the passage The White Road
Synonyms for plausible
Other words for plausible — believable, credible and reasonable — carry the same meaning.
- believable
- credible
- reasonable
Antonyms of plausible
Words that mean the opposite of plausible:
- unlikely
- implausible
- unbelievable
Where it comes from
From Latin plausibilis, meaning 'worthy of applause' or 'acceptable.'
Memory hook
A plausible idea gets mental applause because it seems believable.