Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of eliciting belief or trust. synonym: plausible.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being believed; credible.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being believed; credible.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of being
believed ;credible .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being believed
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word believable.
Examples
-
Like the very best lies, the very best fiction is soaked in believable details.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Author Interview: J.C. Hutchins, part 2 2010
-
/After a while, the story that looks least/believable is the past.
-
But how believable is a guy whose revolution all but wiped out Cuba's tiny Jewish community of 15,000, and who spent the past 50 years supporting the terrorism of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Syria, Libya and Iran?
Weekend at Fidel's Mary Anastasia O'Grady 2010
-
The ability to make this change in tone and tempo, and keep it believable, is what makes Henry a better than average writer.
Jackie K. Cooper: The Perfect Love Song Is an Early Christmas Gift Jackie K. Cooper 2010
-
Similarly, composing a good sentence is an essential part of writing a novel or short fiction, but many readers are more interested in believable characters, distinctive dialogue, evocative descriptions and, most importantly, a strong plot.
-
The key to making these relationships so believable is the judicious use of flashbacks.
-
Hobb excels at writing characters who change and grow in believable ways, and I think she's accomplished some good stuff here.
-
To dedicate a lot of your creativity developing the social, economical, ehtical impact of a particular piece of technology, and make it believable, is really hard.
-
The ability to make this change in tone and tempo, and keep it believable, is what makes Henry a better than average writer.
Jackie K. Cooper: The Perfect Love Song Is an Early Christmas Gift Jackie K. Cooper 2010
-
The reason it's believable is because it's been his pattern for years.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.