Meaning | capable of being believed. |
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Synonym | credible |
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Attribute of | credibility, credibleness, believability | The quality of being believable or trustworthy |
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Narrower | likely | Within the realm of credibility |
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presumptive | affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance |
See also | plausible | apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful |
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thinkable | capable of being conceived or imagined or considered |
Opposite | incredible, unbelievable | Beyond belief or understanding |
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Spanish | creíble, verosímil |
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Catalan | creïble |
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Nouns | believability | the quality of being believable or trustworthy |
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Adverbs | believably | in a believable manner |
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believably | easy to believe on the basis of available evidence |
Verbs | believe | accept as true |
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believe | credit with veracity |