Believable
adj.thoughtful, capableprofessional
What it means
Consistent and well-supported enough to be accepted as probably true.
Reach for it when judging whether an account, character, explanation, or claim convinces
Specific dates and modest conclusions made the report believable.
Choose between these
6- everyday
the presentation successfully persuades
not when objective truth is independently verified
- warm
a voice or portrayal feels genuine
not when factual likelihood is the issue
- professional
evidence and expertise support acceptance
not when fictional realism is being praised
- professional
details match ordinary life or constraints
not when a surprising claim has strong proof
- formal
plausible
something could reasonably be true
not when the evidence already establishes it
- literary
true-to-life
a portrayal resembles lived reality
not when formal evidence review is required
Said against
3- implausible
- incredible
- unconvincing
It naturally appears in
3- believable account
The witness offered a believable account without embellishing uncertain details.
- entirely believable
Her nervous pause made the character entirely believable.
- sound believable
The projected savings sound believable after the assumptions are disclosed.
Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, Adjective sense 1: credible opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.