plausibleness

noun

Definition of plausiblenessnext
as in credibility

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  1. credibility
  2. plausibility
  3. likelihood
  4. probability
Noun
  • Performance: Delivering Results That Drive Impact Performance is the cornerstone of leadership credibility.
    Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Napoletano had credibility issues as well.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of credibility
Noun
  • Yet the balance Dead to Me struck was fragile; if the plot could get cartoonish, then the connection between the two leads, Cardellini and Christina Applegate, and the plausibility of their characters’ bond helped suspend disbelief.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
  • But the plausibility of this subplot is cursed by a clunkiness that recalls the more unbelievable moments of F. Gary Gray’s Heist.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of plausibility
Noun
  • Oregon will, in all likelihood, be the one-seed in the playoff, and despite the loss, Penn State is certainly in the running to host a game in the first round.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Amnesty International says there is no time to waste and has warned the U.S. to stop sending weapons to Israel because of the likelihood, Margaret, that these would be used for war crimes or genocide.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of likelihood
Noun
  • Eastern monarchs have declined by roughly 80%, with a probability of extinction from 56% to 74% by 2080.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Prior to Uri in February 2021, the probability of rolling blackouts was only 5%.
    Ed Hirs, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of probability
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