Meanings
adverbplausibly (comparative more plausibly, superlative most plausibly)
comparative more plausibly · superlative most plausibly
- mannerIn a plausible manner.
She lied plausibly, but the police suspected her anyway.
Synonyms: believably, credibly · Antonyms: implausibly, unbelievably, incredibly
- modalProbably; not falsifiably, based on available facts and general knowledge.
Plausibly, she said she'd been working at the time.
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adverbeasy to believe on the basis of available evidence
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Origin
- Englishplausible
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishplausibly
Translations
Ancient Greek εὐπρεπῶς
- εὐπρεπῶς (euprepôs)in a plausible manner
Catalan plausiblement
- plausiblementin a plausible manner
Italian plausibilmente
- plausibilmentein a plausible manner
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APA
plausibly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plausibly
MLA
“plausibly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plausibly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plausibly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plausibly.
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