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. Gary Lynch:

   The possibility of having a bunker there, his parents having a bunker, is absolutely 100% plausible, however, that being said, it didn't look anything like if a hand came out of the bunker to me.

2. The President:

   That could mean a military option. The President has been very clear that The President views that as a plausible play.

3. Benjamin Hautecouverture:

   It is plausible that certain (terrorist) organisations could attack transports of nuclear material or civilian installations and try to steal radioactive material, there is a black market where such material is available coming from central and eastern Europe.

4. 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.

5. Vincent Wang:

   If this very sensationalist warning accomplishes its goal of scaring off the U.S. government, then it achieved its purpose, if it creates American pushback, then China has plausible deniability and can say that Li was speaking for himself, not the government.