implausible
adjective
im·plau·si·ble
(ˌ)im-ˈplȯ-zə-bəl 
: not plausible : provoking disbelief
an implausible excuse
Examples of implausible in a Sentence
She's been making implausible claims.
He gave an implausible excuse for showing up late for work.
The novel has an implausible ending.
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The circumstances are implausible enough that O’Hara must carry the entire burden of convincing audiences of her own unlikely mistake.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Such a one-two force would make the Warriors a contender to beat any team in a playoff series, something that seemed implausible a couple of weeks ago when Butler tore his ACL.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
His & Hers is a generic mystery that tries hard to shock its audience, but is ultimately both predictable and, with its big twist at the end, laughably implausible.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But the first claim, about the number of the protesters, seemed to me highly implausible.
—Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Such a one-two force would make the Warriors a contender to beat any team in a playoff series, something that seemed implausible a couple of weeks ago when Butler tore his ACL.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
His & Hers is a generic mystery that tries hard to shock its audience, but is ultimately both predictable and, with its big twist at the end, laughably implausible.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But the first claim, about the number of the protesters, seemed to me highly implausible.
—Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Implausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implausible. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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