Credible

English

Adjective

Credible (comparative more Credible, superlative most Credible)

1. believable or plausible
2. authentic or convincing

Adverbs for Credible

deeply; implicitly; actually; presumably; reliably; soberly; conceivably; certainly; assuredly; possibly; positively; impressively; fairly; reasonably; plausibly; probably; speciously; potentially; peradventurously; haply; obviously; unreservedly.

Synonyms for Credible

believable, reliable, plausible, reasonable, probable, trustworthy.

Antonyms for Credible

incredible, improbable, unbelievable.

Related terms

• credibility
• credit
• credence
• credential

Thesaurus

acknowledgment, admissible, asset, attention, authority, believable, cogent, colorable, conceivable, conclusive, confidence, convincing, credence, credit, creditable, determinative, distinction, faith, faithful, fame, fiduciary, glory, honor, just, justifiable, kudos, legitimate, likely, logical, notice, plausible, prestige, probable, rational, reasonable, recognition, reliable, reliance, renown, reputation, repute, sane, satisfactory, satisfying, sensible, solid, sound, straight, tenable, trust, trustworthy, trusty, unexceptionable, unimpeachable, unquestionable, valid, weight, well-argued, well-founded, well-grounded, wholesome, worthy of faith

Etymology

< Middle English credible < Old French credible < Latin crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”) < crēdō (“believe”); see credit.

Translations

believable or plausible

Bulgarian: правдоподобен (bg) German: glaubhaft

Manx: so-chredjal (gv)

authentic or convincing

Bulgarian: заслужаващ доверие (bg) Dutch: geloofwaardig (nl)

German: glaubwürdig (de) Manx: so-chredjal (gv)

See also

• street cred

External links

• Credible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Credible in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911