believably

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adv Freq #144914

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a believable manner

    They acted believably sincere.

  2. 2
    adv

    In a believable way.

    He acted the part believably.

  3. 3
    adv

    Used to express the speaker's assessment of the credibility of a reported statement.

    Believably, Mikey said John pushed him first.

  4. 4
    adv

    easy to believe on the basis of available evidence

Etymology

From believable + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
4 adv · easy to believe on the... probably
Opposites
unbelievably

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