Synonyms of believable

believable

adjective

bə-ˈlē-və-bəl 

as in plausible

worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable

she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plausible
• credible
• compelling
• probable
• possible
• convincing
• creditable
• likely
• reasonable
• conclusive
• reliable
• presumptive
• acceptable
• effective
• practical
• satisfying
• persuasive
• cogent
• strong
• telling
• decisive
• conceivable
• trustworthy
• forceful
• imaginable
• dependable
• specious
• cogitable
• sophistical
• sophistic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unlikely
• implausible
• incredible
• improbable
• unbelievable
• impossible
• ridiculous
• absurd
• doubtful
• questionable
• preposterous
• fantastic
• outlandish
• dubious
• flimsy
• far-fetched
• unplausible
• fantastical
• inconceivable
• unthinkable
• unimaginable
• uncertain
• suspicious
• skeptical
• suspect
• unsure
• useless
• hopeless
• unworkable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of believable

Color us doubtful of that explanation, which would be a little more believable if either Trump or Alito had given us much reason to take them at their word or assume good faith. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025

Scott as David/Buddy plays the part with wild abandon, believable to his core. —Michelle F. Solomon and, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025

As such, the episode where Rebecca willingly drives to Pennsylvania to meet her online admirer feels more like a convenient excuse to move the plot forward, rather than a believable narrative development. —Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025

The writers shoehorn civilian Rose into a top-secret investigation, and some of the villains are either too close to real life to be escapist or too absurd to be believable. —Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025