Credible \Cred"i*ble\ (kr[e^]d"[i^]*b'l), a. [L. credibilis, fr.
credere. See Creed.]
Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief;
entitled to confidence; trustworthy.
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Things are made credible either by the known condition
and quality of the utterer or by the manifest
likelihood of truth in themselves. --Hooker.
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A very diligent and observing person, and likewise very
sober and credible. --Dampier.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
credible
adj 1: capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony";
"credible information" [syn: believable] [ant: incredible]
2: a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be
appropriate; "she was not the...credible fool he expected"
3: appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible
witness"; "a plausible story" [syn: plausible]
WordNet (r) 2.0
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "credible":
acknowledgment, admissible, asset, attention, authority,
believable, cogent, colorable, conceivable, conclusive, confidence,
convincing, credence, credit, creditable, determinative,
distinction, faith, faithful, fame, fiduciary, glory, honor, just,
justifiable, kudos, legitimate, likely, logical, notice, plausible,
prestige, probable, rational, reasonable, recognition, reliable,
reliance, renown, reputation, repute, sane, satisfactory,
satisfying, sensible, solid, sound, straight, tenable, trust,
trustworthy, trusty, unexceptionable, unimpeachable,
unquestionable, valid, weight, well-argued, well-founded,
well-grounded, wholesome, worthy of faith
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
believable, plausible
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