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be plausible

VERB

prove out

Synonyms

WEAK

be acceptable be reasonable bear scrutiny carry weight convince endure hold hold up hold water pass muster ring true stand up stick

VERB

strike

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affect carry get hit move reach touch

STRONG

impress influence inspire look register seem sway

WEAK

come to mind dawn on have semblance occur to

VERB

wash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

stick

STRONG

convince endure

WEAK

be acceptable be reasonable bear scrutiny carry weight hold up hold water stand up

Antonyms

WEAK

dirty

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Ask it sensitive questions and you’ll get carefully filtered answers with just enough truth to be plausible but still misleading.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

For that to be plausible the entire process for stripping the carbon – would have to be powered by renewable energy.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

Theories in Ghost Town Alive! need not be plausible.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2024

Once you've chosen to play a part, and you do it to the hilt, any sudden transformations won't be plausible.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023

Emulation may be plausible, and indignation allowable, but admit no treaty with that passion which no circumstance can make good.

From Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend by Browne, Thomas, Sir

be plausible

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