Synonyms for plausible
ˈplɔ zə bəlplau·si·ble

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1. plausible

   Synonyms:
   specious, superficial, passable, unctuous, fair-spoken, pretentious, ostensible, right, apparently, colorable, feasible

   Antonyms:
   genuine, sterling, transparent, unmistakable, profound

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1. plausibleadjective

   apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful

   "a plausible excuse"

   Antonyms:
   sincere, unbelievable, improbable, unconvincing, implausible, unlikely

2. plausibleadjective

   given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments

   "a plausible liar"

   Antonyms:
   unlikely, sincere, implausible, unbelievable, unconvincing, improbable

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1. plausibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   specious, colorable, seemingly fair

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1. plausibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   specious, glib, fluent, oily, smooth-tongued

   Antonyms:
   implausible

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1. List of paraphrases for "plausible":

   credible, plausibly, implausible, likely, probable, reasonable, feasible, convincing

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1. Christopher Granville:

   The plausible partial lifting of European Union sanctions at the end of this year is consistent with debt capital markets becoming accessible again by non-sanctioned Russian issuers in the second half of the year, investors will no longer worry that companies who are not now sanctioned may suddenly appear on some new sanctions list in the near future.

2. Ian Gunner:

   There's still massive uncertainty about what's going to happen, there are so many potential things on the table, like: does parliament vote on it? Do we have another referendum? I think those things become a little more plausible with May as prime minister than they would have been under a Brexiteer.

3. Germany Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt:

   The French prosecutors' assessment that the plane was deliberately put into descent is equally plausible according to our experts, according to current knowledge we assume that the captain was actively barred from accessing the cockpit.

4. James Feldkamp:

   It looks entirely plausible that the engine problems they're having with the leak are more widespread than originally reported.

5. President Barack Obama on Monday:

   There is, in our view, not a plausible legal basis for striking it down.