plausible
adjective
[ ˈplɔːzɪb(ə)l ]
• (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.
• "a plausible explanation"
Similar:
credible,
reasonable,
believable,
likely,
feasible,
probable,
tenable,
possible,
conceivable,
imaginable,
convincing,
persuasive,
cogent,
sound,
rational,
logical,
acceptable,
thinkable,
smooth-talking,
smooth-tongued,
smooth,
glib,
specious,
verisimilar,
colourable,
Origin:
mid 16th century (also in the sense ‘deserving applause or approval’): from Latin plausibilis, from plaus- ‘applauded’, from the verb plaudere .
