PLAUSIBILITY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

plausibility

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Definition of plausibility

as in credibility

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Recent Examples of plausibility Commercial plausibility for this new technology is not a distant aspiration. — Brigitte Bren, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 Further, there is no biological plausibility or clinical evidence supporting a life-prolonging effect of chiropractic care, especially for systemic disease as claimed by some in the field. — David S. Shapiro, STAT, 30 June 2026 Key criteria considered throughout this process include plausibility, novelty, testability, and safety. — ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026 The military theory, the Godard film scene, the AAVE connection, the Baker-Burke Dodgers moment and the Louisville basketball story all carry some degree of plausibility. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plausibility

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Noun

Instead, candidates’ positions on Israel and Gaza, like pledging to cosponsor legislation cutting off some weapons to Israel, are emerging as more of a credibility test, progressives said.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
The frontier model business, which attracted billions in capital on the premise that raw intelligence would be the moat, is facing a structural credibility problem.

— Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of credibility

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Casting a shadow, though, was that controversy over Balogun’s reinstatement, and the unseemly likelihood politics have butted in where politics don’t belong and should never be.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.

— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of likelihood

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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.

— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026
The model assigns Morocco a higher probability than either the sportsbook or the prediction market, with gaps of roughly three percentage points in both cases.

— Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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