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credible

adjective

appearing to merit belief or acceptance

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
RE
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. appearing to merit belief or acceptance

    “a credible witness”

adjective

  1. capable of being believed

    “completely credible testimony”

adjective

  1. (a common but incorrect usage where ‘credulous’ would be appropriate) credulous

    “she was not the … credible fool he expected”

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Example Sentences

a credible witness
completely credible testimony
credible information
she was not the … credible fool he expected

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