believable
adjective
be·liev·able
bə-ˈlē-və-bəl 
: capable of being believed especially as within the range of known possibility or probability
Examples of believable in a Sentence
she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline
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Both women have red hair, which made the idea of Swift being in the stadium more believable.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
The Club World Cup final will see two teams share a scarcely believable $70m prize pot: $40m to the winners, $30m to the losers.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Scammers mine personal data to create believable scams.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The shenanigans are well-staged for the most part, even if the comedy is sometimes overcooked and the scenario far from believable.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
The Club World Cup final will see two teams share a scarcely believable $70m prize pot: $40m to the winners, $30m to the losers.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Scammers mine personal data to create believable scams.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The shenanigans are well-staged for the most part, even if the comedy is sometimes overcooked and the scenario far from believable.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for believable
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“Believable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/believable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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