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   Cred·i·ble

   /ˈkredəbəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. able to be believed; convincing: "few people found his story credible" Similar acceptabletrustworthyreliabledependablesuregoodvalidfeasibleviabletenablesustainablemaintainableOpposite untrustworthy
   • ▪ capable of persuading people that something will happen or be successful: "a credible threat" Similar believableplausibleable to hold waterwithin the bounds of possibilityreasonablesoundcompellingpersuasiverare:suasiveassuasiveverisimilarcolorablecogitableOpposite unbelievable

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin credibilis, from credere‘believe’.

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