- that can be believed or trusted synonym convincing
- a credible explanation/witness
- It is just not credible that she would cheat.
Extra Examples- It seems barely credible that anyone could have walked so far in a day.
- You need imagination to make what you write fully credible.
- It seemed to be a credible account of events.
- There's only one credible witness in the case.
- They haven't yet come up with a credible explanation.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
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- that can be accepted, because it seems possible that it could be successful synonym viable
- Community service is seen as the only credible alternative to imprisonment.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- highly
- very
- completely
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin credibilis, from credere ‘believe’.
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