Credible Meaning
/ˈkɹɛdəbl̩/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjBelievable or plausible.
adjDependable, trustworthy, or reliable.
Sentence Examples
If you want to be credible, tell people only what they believe.
I really like the word "credible".
The websites of some predatory publishers look credible.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ witness must provide evidence that can be checked.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
If you want to be ____, tell people only what they believe.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English credible, borrowed from Middle French credible, from Latin crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”); see credit.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"While WMRE makes clear that electrification is the only credible option to decarbonise, it says that bi-mode trains could be used in the interim."
— 2022 December 28, Philip Haigh, “Building the case for West Midlands rail improvements”, in RAIL, number 973, page 25:
"What society classifies as “credible” is almost always a product of whichever social demographic happens to be economically dominant at the time of the classification."
— 2022, Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties, New York: Penguin Press, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ witness must provide evidence that can be checked.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
If you want to be ____, tell people only what they believe.