credible
adjective
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Credible evidence is evidence that's likely to be believed. A credible plan is one that might actually work, and a credible excuse is one your parents might actually believe. And just as credible means "believable", the noun credibility means "believability". (But we no longer use incredible to mean the literal opposite of credible, just as we no longer use unbelievable as the literal opposite of believable.) Since cred is short for credibility, "street cred" is the kind of credibility among tough young people that you can only get by proving yourself on the mean streets of the inner city.
Examples of credible in a Sentence
Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Embrace Personal Accountability Being credible and responsible means keeping your word and following through on your promises in a timely manner.
—Cheri Rainey, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
But credible deterrence requires a force that can hypothetically defeat your opponent’s.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The Secret Service did not act on credible intelligence and failed to appropriately communicate with local law enforcement and Trump's protective detail ahead of the July 13, 2024, event in Butler, Pennsylvania, the report released by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul said.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 13 July 2025
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“Credible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credible. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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