believable

Meanings

• adjective

  Deserving or entitled to be believed; trustworthy.

  - "The witness was considered believable by the jury."
  - "The believable testimony of the survivor helped convict the suspect."

• adjective

  Able to be believed or accepted as true.

  - "The believable story captured the audience's attention."
  - "Despite the incredible nature of the claim, it was a believable theory."

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Antonyms

unbelievable

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Synonyms

plausible

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with believable
debatable , tableable , labiable

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Variants

List of all variants of believable that leads to same result
believabilities , believability , believable , believably

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Etymology

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From Middle English believable, from believe (v.)

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Trivia

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1. The word 'believable' comes from the Middle English word 'believe'.

2. Believable is an antonym of the word 'unbelievable'.

3. In the movie 'The Sixth Sense', the phrase 'I see dead people' is a believable line because it is both surprising and plausible.

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Related Concepts

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1. trustworthiness: The quality of being reliable and deserving of trust.

2. credibility: The quality of being trustworthy or believable, especially in a court of law.

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Culture

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Believable has been used extensively in literature, particularly in suspense and mystery novels, where the believability of a character or a situation is crucial to the plot. In art, it can refer to a painting or sculpture that appears lifelike or realistic.

How to Memorize "believable"

1. mnemonics
   

   - Create an acronym: BELIEVABLE stands for Believable, Engaging, Logical, Intuitive, Evidence-based, Valid, Accessible, and Belief-inspiring.

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