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be plausible

VERB

prove out

Synonyms

WEAK

be acceptable be reasonable bear scrutiny carry weight convince endure hold hold up hold water pass muster ring true stand up stick

VERB

strike

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affect carry get hit move reach touch

STRONG

impress influence inspire look register seem sway

WEAK

come to mind dawn on have semblance occur to

VERB

wash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

stick

STRONG

convince endure

WEAK

be acceptable be reasonable bear scrutiny carry weight hold up hold water stand up

Antonyms

WEAK

dirty

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Ask it sensitive questions and you’ll get carefully filtered answers with just enough truth to be plausible but still misleading.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Theories in Ghost Town Alive! need not be plausible.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2024

Halep's defence - including blood loss during surgery and spells when she was inactive - was found not to be plausible.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023

To serve that purpose, the conspiracy theory does not need to be plausible or believable.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2023

All this seems dull enough to be plausible.

From Figures of Earth by Cabell, James Branch

be plausible

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