plausibly
adverb
uk/ˈplɔː.zə.bli/us/ˈplɑː.zə.bli/in a way that islikelyto betrue, or ispossibletobelieve:
Theplotdoesn't alwaysunfoldplausibly.
February'sfigurescannot plausibly beblamedonflukesorspecialfactors.
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plausible
- Libby could not plausibly haveforgottentheconversations.
- There are manyscenariosthat one might plausiblyimaginefor a bio-terroristattack.
- Heargued, plausibly enough, that suchrequirementshamperedhisabilitytonegotiate.
Believable
- believable
- convincing
- convincingly
- credible
- credibly
- plausibility
- plausible
- shallow
- shallowly
- true to life
- unconvincingly