as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline
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While the depth of their allyship doesn’t quite feel believable, Gemmell and Ridley do their best to sell it as part of Campbell’s collection of action tropes.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
The same firmness, tone, and register that reassures the American people can turn malicious, threatening someone’s family — and both sides of him are utterly believable.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
That seems believable on the one hand, and very unfair on the other.
—Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
Between the songs and entertaining over-the-top fantasy sequences, Milo engages in some very believable baiting and arguing with his sister, Adrienne.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
The same firmness, tone, and register that reassures the American people can turn malicious, threatening someone’s family — and both sides of him are utterly believable.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
That seems believable on the one hand, and very unfair on the other.
—Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
Between the songs and entertaining over-the-top fantasy sequences, Milo engages in some very believable baiting and arguing with his sister, Adrienne.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Believable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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