credibleadjective
uk/ˈkred.ə.bəl/us/ˈkred.ə.bəl/able to be believed or trusted:
They haven't produced any credible evidence for convicting him.
The story of what had happened to her was barely (= almost not) credible.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Believable
- believable
- convincing
- flimsy
- implausible
- plausible
- true to life
- unconvincing
credibly
adverb uk/ˈkred.ə.bli/us/ˈkred.ə.bli/
The family in the television programme could not be credibly compared with a real one.