implausible

CEFRC1

/ˌɪˈmplɔzəbəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not seeming likely to be true.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not plausible; unlikely; dubious.

Examples

  • Richa's theories can be very fascinating, even if they are implausible.

  • Tom came up with an implausible story.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

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In context

  • Harper finds the idea that Latin developed into the modern Romance languages too implausible to believe.

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The witness gave an blank story about flying elephants, which the jury found ridiculous.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From im- + plausible.