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Meanings of plausible in English
Apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful.
Antonyms
Examples for "implausible"
Examples for "implausible"
1
He wanted to believe her, but the situation just seemed too implausible.
2
In court papers, the defendants described the pricing agreement allegation as implausible.
3
I actually don't think it's as implausible as it might first appear.
4
Phyllis chose this moment to say, It does look implausible, doesn't it?
5
Then from outside, there comes the quite implausible sound of someone singing.
Usage of plausible in English
1
It's partly health warnings but crucially, it's health warnings that sound plausible.
2
I need political backup on this and I also need plausible deniability.
3
I thought the PBR package solid and plausible in a political sense.
4
It might be worth asking: is moving to the country actually plausible?
5
Paul Myners, the former UK City minister, is a more plausible prospect.
6
There isn't yet a fully working prototype but the concept seems plausible.
7
He had a plausible new religion to introduce at the war's end.
8
This provided a reassuringly harmless explanation that was comfortably plausible, of course.
9
What is equally plausible, however, is that this is only the beginning.
10
This photo-realism certainly helps to keep the dream realities looking more plausible.
11
Northern Ireland will not leave it and plausible alternatives will not emerge.
12
It was entirely plausible but she didn't believe it for a minute.
13
So it seems entirely plausible this Tory government came up with it.
14
Lactic acidosis is therefore not a plausible mechanism of exercise induced hyperventilation.
15
That seems impossible, but I can't think of any more plausible explanation.
16
Maternal choice to delay or avoid childbirth is the most plausible explanation.
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Plausible across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
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