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Meanings of implausible in English

Portuguese
inverossímil

Highly imaginative but unlikely.

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Usage of implausible in English
1
He wanted to believe her, but the situation just seemed too implausible.
Revelation
2
In court papers, the defendants described the pricing agreement allegation as implausible.
Reuters
3
I actually don't think it's as implausible as it might first appear.
The Guardian
4
Phyllis chose this moment to say, It does look implausible, doesn't it?
The President's Assassin
5
Then from outside, there comes the quite implausible sound of someone singing.
Pandaemonium
6
Is this really an appropriate place to peddle such implausible pro-Hurricanes bias?
Radio NZ
7
Over time, utopia has become more difficult to write and more implausible.
Wired
8
It leaves Milan in a position as perfect as it appeared implausible.
The Irish Times
9
A teenager now might find that a strange or even implausible idea.
The Guardian
10
There are many long silences, which finally become implausible and dramatically frustrating.
The Guardian
11
I realized I wanted to tell Arthur the whole implausible, inequitable story.
With friends like these
12
Acts can be dead or alive, Irish or international, plausible or implausible.
The Irish Times
13
It's implausible the minister only heard of this issue last week.
Radio NZ
14
But the idea is implausible and it still does not explain the paper.
The kommandant's girl
15
It was too implausible not to be fact; moreover, it dovetailed with O.J.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
16
As for the Liberal Democrats, they remain implausible in their own sweet way.
The Guardian
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Translations for implausible
Portuguese
inverossímil
Implausible through the time
Implausible across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common