as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline
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Ving Rhames makes a great scene partner and more than believable absent father to Henry’s Ray — an old ghost of the young father who hurt his son.
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
All three actors are strong and believable as siblings with a charred and difficult family past, finding natural notes of grace even when their actions verge on the loathsome.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
The pair channel a believable chemistry as father and daughter that lands the emotional poignancy of a penultimate scene.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
So the burden of making a live-action Stitch — who must somehow be believable as both blue dog and alien — lies with him.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
All three actors are strong and believable as siblings with a charred and difficult family past, finding natural notes of grace even when their actions verge on the loathsome.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
The pair channel a believable chemistry as father and daughter that lands the emotional poignancy of a penultimate scene.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
So the burden of making a live-action Stitch — who must somehow be believable as both blue dog and alien — lies with him.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for believable
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“Believable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believable. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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