noncredible

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌnɑnˈkrɛdəbəl/ UK /ˌnɒnˈkrɛdəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not believable or convincing

The witness gave a noncredible account that the jury dismissed.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not believable or convincing unbelievable implausible incredible unconvincing dubiousfar-fetched

Opposites

credible believable plausible convincing

Word family

Related forms credible credit incredible credence

Etymology

From non- ('not') + credible, from Latin credibilis ('worthy of belief'), from credere ('to believe').

credibilis Latin credere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# noncredible

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnˈkrɛdəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnˈkrɛdəbəl/

## Meanings
1. not believable or convincing

## Examples
- The witness gave a noncredible account that the jury dismissed.

## Synonyms
- unbelievable
- implausible
- incredible
- unconvincing
- dubious
- far-fetched

## Antonyms
- credible
- believable
- plausible
- convincing

## Related Forms
- credible
- credit
- incredible
- credence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: credibilis
- Root: credere - to believe

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + credible, from Latin credibilis ('worthy of belief'), from credere ('to believe').

## AI Etymology
Noncredible comes from non- ('not') + credible, from Latin credibilis ('worthy of belief'), from credere ('to believe'). The etymological trail includes Latin credibilis and Latin credere. As an adjective, noncredible means not believable or convincing. The same family is visible in related forms such as credible, credit, incredible, and credence. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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