credible

Meaning

1. Believable or plausible.
2. Dependable, trustworthy, or reliable.
3. Authentic or convincing.

Synonyms

believable

reliable

trustworthy

plausible

dependable

true

likely

trusty

trustable

responsible

honest

truthful

ethical

convincing

faithful

honorable

kosher

principled

righteous

secure

sensible

straight

unfailing

conceivable

staunch

verisimilar

authentic

unimpeachable

probable

promising

reasonable

credulous

creditable

round-eyed

worthy

cogitable

stanch

loyal

strong

supposable

thinkable

credibly

true blue

constant

confiding

gullible

hopeful

imaginable

true-to-life

level-headed

Translations

credibile

creíble

crédible

glaubwürdig

glaubhaft

vraisemblable

geloofwaardig

creïble

croyable

αξιόπιστος

πιστευτός

sûr

plausible

crível

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɛdəbəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: credible

In summary

From Middle English credible, borrowed from Middle French credible, from Latin crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”); see credit.