plausibly

1. 1.

   easy to believe on the basis of available evidence

   “he talked plausibly before the committee”

   “he will probably win the election”

   Synonymscrediblybelievablyprobably

Questions about plausibly

What does plausibly mean?

plausibly means "easy to believe on the basis of available evidence".

How many syllables are in plausibly?

plausibly has 3 syllables: plau-si-bly. The stress falls on "plau". In IPA it is /ˈplɔzəbli/.

What is another word for plausibly?

Close synonyms include credibly, believably, probably. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is plausibly a common word?

plausibly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met 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 plausibly?

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