Meanings
adverbbelievably (comparative more believably, superlative most believably)
comparative more believably · superlative most believably
- In a believable way.
He acted the part believably.
- Used to express the speaker's assessment of the credibility of a reported statement.
Believably, Mikey said John pushed him first.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adverbin a believable manner
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishbilevable
- Englishbelievable
- Englishbelievably
From believable + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan creïblement
- creïblementin a believable way
Esperanto kredeble
- kredeblein a believable way
Latin credibiliter
- credibiliterin a believable way
Spanish creíblemente
- creíblementein a believable way
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Chicago
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