implausible

implausible
implausible (adj.) c.1600, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see IN- (Cf. in-) (1)) + PLAUSIBLE (Cf. plausible). Related: Implausibly.

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  • Implausible — Im*plau si*ble, a. [Pref. im not + plausible: cf. F. implausible.] Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed. Implausible harangues. Swift. {Im*plau si*ble*ness}, n. {Im*plau si*bly}, adv.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • implausible — I adjective beyond belief, contrary to experience, doubtable, doubtful, dubitable, hard to believe, hardly possible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, open to doubt, open to suspicion, questionable, suspicious, unbelievable, unconvincing,… …   Law dictionary

  • implausible — [adj] not likely doubtful, dubious, farfetched, far out*, fishy*, flimsy, for the birds*, full of holes*, impossible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, obscure, problematic, puzzling, reachy, suspect, thin*, too much*, unbelievable,… …   New thesaurus

  • implausible — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not seeming reasonable or probable. DERIVATIVES implausibility noun implausibly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • implausible — [im plô′zə bəl] adj. not plausible implausibility n. pl. implausibilities implausibly adv …   English World dictionary

  • implausible — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ consider sth, deem sth ▪ These results might be considered implausible. ADVERB ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • implausible — im|plau|si|ble [ımˈplo:zıbəl US ˈplo: ] adj difficult to believe and therefore unlikely to be true ≠ ↑plausible implausible theory/idea/explanation etc ▪ Margaret found his excuse somewhat implausible. ▪ It s not entirely implausible that a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • implausible — [[t]ɪmplɔ͟ːzɪb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as implausible, you believe that it is unlikely to be true. I had to admit it sounded like a convenient and implausible excuse... It seems implausible that the projects would have gone… …   English dictionary

  • implausible — adjective difficult to believe and therefore unlikely to be true: an implausible explanation | His excuses were totally implausible. implausibly adverb implausibility noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • implausible — adjective a swift conclusion to the negotiations is implausible another one of his implausible excuses Syn: unlikely, improbable, questionable, doubtful, debatable; unrealistic, unconvincing, far fetched, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

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