credible.

Believable enough to deserve serious consideration.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• credible account
• credible evidence

On the page

The account is credible but not independently confirmed.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Comparative more credible; superlative most credible when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence, inference, qualification. Commonness: common.