credible
adjective
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Credible evidence is evidence that's likely to be believed. A credible plan is one that might actually work, and a credible excuse is one your parents might actually believe. And just as credible means "believable", the noun credibility means "believability". (But we no longer use incredible to mean the literal opposite of credible, just as we no longer use unbelievable as the literal opposite of believable.) Since cred is short for credibility, "street cred" is the kind of credibility among tough young people that you can only get by proving yourself on the mean streets of the inner city.
Examples of credible in a Sentence
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Humans were the only species with a strong and statistically credible rightward bias.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
McFarlane has won just one of his five matches, the semi-final against Leeds, but did also earn credible 1-1 draws at Manchester City (in January) and Liverpool.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Her mission is to take apart their words and question the meaning behind them, a semi-credible gimmick that Seydoux is able to sell on the strength of her confidence alone.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
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“Credible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credible. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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