believable

adjective (believable, more believable, most believable); opposite unbelievable

«believable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Easy to believe; seeming true or possible. tree →
(of a character in a story or film) Seeming like a real person. tree →

In the lessons

In reading and writing lessons: a believable character, a believable excuse. In judging answers and news: is the claim believable? In safety, scams try to sound believable. Phrases: hardly believable, a believable story.

Examples

Her excuse was not very believable. tree →
The actor made the character believable. tree →
It's a believable story, but is it true? tree →
Scammers make their messages look believable. tree →
Write a believable ending for the story. tree →
His explanation sounded believable to the teacher. tree →

Note

Spelling: believe drops the e: believ-able. Opposite: unbelievable, which in everyday speech also means amazing (That goal was unbelievable!). Believable does not mean true; something can sound believable and still be false.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «believable» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«believable» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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