Synonyms for Credible
ˈkrɛd ə bəlcred·i·ble

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1. credible

   Apt implies a natural fitness or tendency; an impetuous person is apt to speak hastily. Liable refers to a contingency regarded as unfavorable; as, the ship was liable to founder at any moment. Likely refers to a contingent event regarded as very probable, and usually, tho not always, favorable; as, an industrious worker is likely to succeed. Credible signifies readily to be believed; as, a credible narrative; likely in such connection is used ironically to signify the reverse; as, a likely story! A thing is conceivable of which the mind can entertain the possibility; a thing is conjectural which is conjectured as possible or probable without other support than a conjecture, or tentative judgment; a thing is presumable which, from what is antecedently known, may betaken for granted in advance of proof. Reasonable in this connection signifies such as the reason can be satisfied with, independently of external grounds for belief or disbelief; as, that seems a reasonable supposition. Compare APPARENT.

   Synonyms:
   apt, conceivable, conjectural, liable, likely, presumable, probable, reasonable

   Antonyms:
   doubtful, dubious, improbable, incredible, questionable, unlikely, unreasonable

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1. credible

   Synonyms:
   probable, likely, trustworthy

   Antonyms:
   improbable, incredible, unlikely, untrustworthy

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1. credible, believableadjective

   capable of being believed

   "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"

   Synonyms:
   believable, credible

   Antonyms:
   astounding, tall(a), flimsy, undreamt of, undreamed of, fabulous, incredulous, unimagined, dumbfounding, marvellous, unbelievable, unconvincing, dumfounding, undreamed, undreamt, incredible, marvelous, improbable

2. credibleadjective

   (a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous

   "she was not the...credible fool he expected"

   Synonyms:
   believable

   Antonyms:
   undreamed of, improbable, undreamed, incredible, undreamt, flimsy, marvelous, incredulous, unimagined, dumbfounding, fabulous, dumfounding, unbelievable, astounding, undreamt of, marvellous, unconvincing, tall(a)

3. credibleadjective

   appearing to merit belief or acceptance

   "a credible witness"

   Synonyms:
   believable

   Antonyms:
   undreamt, astounding, marvellous, improbable, incredulous, dumbfounding, unconvincing, marvelous, fabulous, unbelievable, unimagined, undreamed, undreamed of, tall(a), undreamt of, dumfounding, incredible, flimsy

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1. credibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   trustworthy, to be believed, worthy of belief, not improbable

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1. List of paraphrases for "credible":

   reliable, believable, trustworthy, plausible, credibility, convincing, dependable, authoritative, creditable, credibly

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1. Mike Pompeo:

   We have made zero concessions to Chairman Kim and have no intention to do so, our posture will not change until we see credible steps taken toward the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

2. Brandon Judd:

   Once they [the migrants] enter the country, even if we [border patrol agents] are standing at the border with our hands out saying, ‘Don’t enter, don’t enter,’ all they have to do is cross one foot into the border and we have to take them into custody, if they ask for asylum or say I fear to go back to my country, then we have to process them under ‘credible fear’ which allows them to be released into our country.

3. Franco Zeffirelli:

   My father is in poor health and not able to understand this attack and to respond to the allegations made by Jonathan Schaech, this would be an attack to a great director, an artist and to a man at the end of his life that he is not able, nor he will be in the future able to respond. This will be an incredible damage to his image and reputation on the basis of allegations which are not credible and cannot be proved.

4. Jeanine Hennis-Plasscheart:

   There is no such thing as 'the short-term national interest' anymore, the only thing that matters is a confidence and credible security strategy.

5. Ralph Northam:

   We have received credible intelligence from our enforcement agencies that there are groups with malicious plans for the rally that is planned for Monday.