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more credible

ADJECTIVE

believable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conceivable conclusive creditable dependable honest plausible rational reasonable reliable satisfactory satisfying sincere solid trustworthy valid

WEAK

aboveboard colorable determinative honest to God imaginable likely possible probable probably seeming sound straight supposable tenable thinkable trusty up front

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deceptive dishonest implausible irresponsible unacceptable unbelievable undependable unreasonable unreliable unsound untrustworthy

WEAK

impossible improbable inconceivable incredible unimaginable unlikely untenable

Example Sentences

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"We must make the enlargement process faster and more credible," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in the small town of Tivat, best known for its superyacht-lined port.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

A slightly “wasteful” gift can be a more credible signal than cash precisely because it reveals effort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Not because it is more credible, but because the man who could have contradicted it is dead.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2025

The security guards, who no longer work for Disney, were more credible than the Andersons, Phillips said — “What possible reason did the security guards have to lie to you?”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

Not only did these statements make Myers's recantation more credible but they had also been documented in medical records that had never been turned over to Walter's trial lawyers, as the law required.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson