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- pronunciation:
- plaw
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible.
That her husband had come back early from his trip was the most plausible explanation for the front door being unlocked.- synonyms:
- admissible, believable, credible, feasible, likely, tenable
- antonyms:
- implausible
- similar words:
- conceivable, possible, reasonable, thinkable
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| definition 2: |
highly effective in persuading, especially with an intent to deceive.
He was a most plausible liar and had no trouble working the scam.- synonyms:
- misleading
- similar words:
- deceptive, sophistic, specious
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| related words: |
apparent, legitimate, logical, probable, sane, sensible, tenable |
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| derivations: |
plausibly (adv.), plausibility (n.), plausibleness (n.) |
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