What does plausible mean?

plausible means "apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in plausible?

plausible has 3 syllables: plau-si-ble. The stress falls on "plau". In IPA it is /ˈplɔzəbəl/.

What is the opposite of plausible?

The recorded antonyms are implausible.

Is plausible a common word?

plausible is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with plausible?

1 word rhymes with plausible. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

plausible — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing
“a plausible excuse”
Antonymsimplausible
Similararguable glib
2.
given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments
“a plausible liar”
Similarinsincere

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