believability

noun

Definition of believabilitynext
as in credibility

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for believability
  1. credibility
  2. plausibility
  3. veracity
Noun
  • This attention to detail translates to trust and credibility, making investors more likely to believe in your vision and capabilities.
    Kate Buckley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Taking sides in a political debate can damage your credibility and alienate certain team members.
    Stephen Nalley, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of credibility
Noun
  • Hal literally killing the President with a piece of news, however unsettling, at that exact, ultra-convenient moment for the plot is just a bridge too far in terms of plausibility.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Perhaps, but anyone who knows the still intact social habits of the Parisian gratin will vouch for its plausibility.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of plausibility
Noun
  • The field of psychology eventually became immersed in investigating the veracity of this overall and pervasive belief.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • But that group’s veracity has always been questionable, and the online position seems to have shifted against the screenshot being real in recent years.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
Definition of veracity
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“Believability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believability. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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