be believable
Frequency: 8.525.1 per million words
Used to state that something is credible.
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Examples (10)
- His excuse for being late isn't very believable.
- The characters in the novel were totally believable.
- For the jury to acquit him, his testimony must be believable.
- Her performance as the queen has been consistently believable.
- If his alibi were more believable, the police might not suspect him.
- Do you really think his wild story is believable?
- The plot twist, while shocking, was completely believable given the clues.
- His claim to have seen a ghost is hardly believable.
- For a science fiction story to succeed, its world has to be believable.
- The politician's promises are no longer believable to the public.