credible
credible is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entiled to confidence; trustworthy. Things are made credible either by the known condition and quality of the utterer or by the manifest likelihood of truth in themselves. Hooker. A very diligent and observing person, and likewise very sober and credible. Dampier.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accessible
- according
- achievable
- admit
- agreement
- all
- and
- anything
- apparent
- apparently
- appearance
- are
- attainable
- barely
- bear
- belief
- believe
- belike
- ben
- bid
- but
- chance
- circumstantial
- color
- colorable
- compatibility
- compatible
- conceivable
- contingency
- contingent
- count
- credibility
- credibleness
- dare
- dice
- distance
- doubtful
- easy
- effect
- enough
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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