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# credible

adjective (credible, more credible, most credible)

«credible» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Credible means believable, able to be trusted as true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credible/#m1)
2. A credible person, plan or threat is serious and likely to be real or to succeed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credible/#m2)

### In the lessons

In research, a credible source is one you can trust (a good encyclopedia, a science organisation). In stories and stories you write, a credible plot or character feels real. In news: «a credible threat» means the danger is real and taken seriously. Opposite: incredible (which now usually means «amazing»).

### Examples

- The scientist gave a credible explanation for the strange lights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credible/#x1)
- Is that website a credible source? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credible/#x2)
- His excuse about the dog eating his homework was not very credible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credible/#x3)
- The team made a credible effort to win. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credible/#x4)
- Police said the threat was credible and closed the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credible/#x5)
- Make your characters credible so the reader believes in them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credible/#x6)

### Note

Trap: incredible today mostly means «amazing», not just «not believable». Do not confuse credible (believable) with creditable (deserving praise) or gullible (too easy to fool).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «credible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credible/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«credible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/credible.html) on Mova free.