credible

adjective

cred·i·ble ˈkre-də-bəl How to pronounce credible (audio)

: offering reasonable grounds for being believed

a credible account of the accident

credible witnesses

: of sufficient capability to be militarily effective

a credible deterrent

credible forces

credibly

ˈkre-də-blē How to pronounce credible (audio)

adverb

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Credible evidence is evidence that's likely to be believed. A credible plan is one that might actually work, and a credible excuse is one your parents might actually believe. And just as credible means "believable", the noun credibility means "believability". (But we no longer use incredible to mean the literal opposite of credible, just as we no longer use unbelievable as the literal opposite of believable.) Since cred is short for credibility, "street cred" is the kind of credibility among tough young people that you can only get by proving yourself on the mean streets of the inner city.

Example Sentences

We've received credible information about the group's location. She does a credible job of playing the famous singer.

Recent Examples on the Web While every candidate needs to meet a fundraising threshold to be credible, at a certain point additional spending does not create additional votes.

Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 There are no credible news reports that Gabbard sent Pelosi a Venmo payment of $600.01, as other independent fact-checking outlets have also reported.

Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 Governments hang on his words without asking whether his threats are credible.

Paul Roderick Gregory, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 The disclosure does not say whether Twitter acted on the US government tip or whether the tip was credible.

Brian Fung, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022 That’s because there have been credible reports that Netflix will partner for ad sales with Google or NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast (CMCSK).

Jon Markman, Forbes, 29 June 2022 According to several credible reports, Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro models will ditch the famed notch entirely.

Yoni Heisler, BGR, 25 May 2022 The center of Illinois armadillo activity is Carbondale, and in the past 30 years, there have been only two credible reports of armadillos in Cook County (as well as two in DuPage County).

Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2022 Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this week, citing credible reports of attacks targeting civilians.

NBC News, 24 Mar. 2022 See More

单词	credible
释义	credible adjective cred·i·ble ˈkre-də-bəl 1 : offering reasonable grounds for being believed a credible account of the accident credible witnesses 2 : of sufficient capability to be militarily effective a credible deterrent credible forces credibly ˈkre-də-blē adverb Did you know? Credible evidence is evidence that's likely to be believed. A credible plan is one that might actually work, and a credible excuse is one your parents might actually believe. And just as credible means "believable", the noun credibility means "believability". (But we no longer use incredible to mean the literal opposite of credible, just as we no longer use unbelievable as the literal opposite of believable.) Since cred is short for credibility, "street cred" is the kind of credibility among tough young people that you can only get by proving yourself on the mean streets of the inner city. Synonyms believable creditable likely plausible presumptive probable See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences We've received credible information about the group's location. She does a credible job of playing the famous singer. Recent Examples on the Web While every candidate needs to meet a fundraising threshold to be credible, at a certain point additional spending does not create additional votes. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 There are no credible news reports that Gabbard sent Pelosi a Venmo payment of $600.01, as other independent fact-checking outlets have also reported. Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 Governments hang on his words without asking whether his threats are credible. Paul Roderick Gregory, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 The disclosure does not say whether Twitter acted on the US government tip or whether the tip was credible. Brian Fung, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022 That’s because there have been credible reports that Netflix will partner for ad sales with Google or NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast (CMCSK). Jon Markman, Forbes, 29 June 2022 According to several credible reports, Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro models will ditch the famed notch entirely. Yoni Heisler, BGR, 25 May 2022 The center of Illinois armadillo activity is Carbondale, and in the past 30 years, there have been only two credible reports of armadillos in Cook County (as well as two in DuPage County). Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2022 Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this week, citing credible reports of attacks targeting civilians. NBC News, 24 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin credibilis, from credere — see credence First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition credible adjective cred·i·ble ˈkre-də-bəl : possible to believe : deserving belief credible witnesses credible adjective as in plausible worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable it's at least a credible explanation Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance plausible compelling believable probable creditable reliable possible convincing conclusive reasonable presumptive persuasive cogent likely effective acceptable trustworthy practical satisfying strong dependable decisive forceful conceivable telling imaginable specious cogitable sophistic sophistical Antonyms & Near Antonyms implausible unlikely incredible improbable unbelievable dubious impossible questionable doubtful outlandish absurd preposterous ridiculous fantastical fantastic flimsy far-fetched unplausible inconceivable skeptical suspicious uncertain unthinkable unimaginable useless suspect unsure hopeless unworkable See More
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credible

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