believable
adjective
be·liev·able
bə-ˈlē-və-bəl 
: capable of being believed especially as within the range of known possibility or probability
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she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline
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may 18, CBS News, 18 May 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 May 2025
Krasinski employs his trademark charisma, physicality and light comic touch to fine effect, but his character doesn’t feel believable for a moment.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
But even in 2025, one key factor can still separate a believable result from a surgical one: whether the hair design respects the patient’s identity.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
Steven Humble, the founder and president of Creative Home Engineering in Gilbert, Arizona, helps make the unbelievable believable.
—Nancy Giles
may 18, CBS News, 18 May 2025
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“Believable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/believable. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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