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CREDIBLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Appearing to merit belief or acceptance
Example:
a credible witness
Classified under:
Similar:
convincing (causing one to believe the truth of something)
Derivation:
credibility; credibleness (the quality of being believable or trustworthy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Capable of being believed
Example:
credible information
Synonyms:
believable; credible
Classified under:
Similar:
likely (within the realm of credibility)
presumptive (affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance)
Also:
plausible (apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing)
thinkable (capable of being conceived or imagined or considered)
Attribute:
believability; credibility; credibleness (the quality of being believable or trustworthy)
Antonym:
incredible (beyond belief or understanding)
Derivation:
credibility; credibleness (the quality of being believable or trustworthy)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(a common but incorrect usage where 'credulous' would be appropriate) credulous
Example:
she was not the...credible fool he expected
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
credulous (disposed to believe on little evidence)
Derivation:
credibleness (the quality of being believable or trustworthy)
