believable C2+ Topic:Describing People US /bɪˈlivəbəl/ UK /bɪˈliːvəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj capable of being believed; credible The actor gave a wholly believable performance. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · capable of being believed;... credibleplausibleconvincingtenableprobablelikely ↔ Opposites unbelievableimplausibleincrediblefar-fetched Word family Derived forms believablybelievability Related forms believebeliefdisbelieve Etymology AI details From believe + -able, from Old English belīefan ('to believe'). belīefan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # believable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /bɪˈlivəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /bɪˈliːvəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. capable of being believed; credible ## Examples - The actor gave a wholly believable performance. ## Synonyms - credible - plausible - convincing - tenable - probable - likely ## Antonyms - unbelievable - implausible - incredible - far-fetched ## Derived Forms - believably - believability ## Related Forms - believe - belief - disbelieve ## Roots and Affixes - Root: belīefan ## Etymology From believe + -able, from Old English belīefan ('to believe'). ## AI Etymology Believable is from believe + -able, from Old English belīefan ('to believe'). Important recorded forms include belīefan (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers capable of being believed; credible. The wider family includes derived forms such as believably and believability and related words such as believe, belief, and disbelieve. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown