credible

adjective

cred·i·ble ˈkre-də-bəl

Synonyms of credible next

: offering reasonable grounds for being believed or trusted

credible evidence

a credible source

credible witnesses

gave a credible account of the accident

… said the threats were not deemed credible.—

Stephen Wall

: good enough to be effective

a credible job

… does a credible imitation of a ballet student's exercises, as well as a flapper's Charleston.—

Dany Margolies

often, specifically : of sufficient capability to be militarily effective

a credible deterrent

credible forces

credibly

ˈkre-də-blē

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.

Examples of credible in a Sentence

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

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Others identified for deportation are serving prison terms, or have received a reprieve or deferral from an immigration judge due to a medical condition, a credible persecution threat or another extenuating factor. —

Nick Miroff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024 Between 1850 and 2004, 51 credible tsunamis were recorded in San Francisco Bay, according to 2004 research led by Lori Dengler, a professor emeritus at Cal Poly Humboldt. —

Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024 The information was credible: the Laffer curve was destined to lead a forthcoming tax-cut and, thereby, an economic-growth revolution. —

Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 Liberal-leaning attorney and legal analyst Norm Eisen wrote on the social media site Bluesky on Thursday that Trump's legal arguments in Georgia and New York are not credible. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for credible