believable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

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;... credible plausible convincing tenable probable likely

Opposites

unbelievable implausible incrediblefar-fetched

Word family

Derived forms believably believability

Related forms believe belief disbelieve

Etymology

From believe + -able, from Old English belīefan ('to believe').

belīefan Old English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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 Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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