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
Phil Helsel, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
Below are seven medical breakthroughs from 2025 that offered credible reasons for optimism.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Your support through a tax-deductible donation or low-cost subscription is vital to our ability to deliver credible, relevant, unique coverage of our community.
—Brett Vito Jan 1, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
These products carry higher switching costs and better economics, providing a credible path to growth re-acceleration.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Credible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credible. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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