believably C1 Topic:Describing Qualities Freq #144914 Meanings 1 adv In a way that seems true or convincing. The young actor played the grieving father believably. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites unbelievably Etymology AI details From believable + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # believably **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **Frequency rank:** 144914 ## Meanings 1. In a way that seems true or convincing. ## Examples - The young actor played the grieving father believably. ## Antonyms - unbelievably ## Etymology From believable + -ly. ## AI Etymology Believably is from believable + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means in a way that seems true or convincing. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown