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
Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The result for future students could be more credible degrees — and fewer low-quality colleges rubber-stamped as legitimate.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Iran Ready for Possible Attack Meanwhile, a senior Iranian security official has said that Tehran has credible intelligence suggesting Israel is planning an attack on its nuclear sites, according to state media.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
There is no credible evidence that the election was tainted or that Trump was the winner — facts backed up by federal and state election officials and Trump’s attorney general.
—Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Credible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credible. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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