Meaning & use
Implausible
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Not credible or convincing; difficult to believe.
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The witness's story sounded implausible from the very first detail.
Critics called the film's twist ending implausible and poorly explained.
A note on using this word
It pairs the negative prefix 'im-' with 'plausible,' from Latin 'plaudere' (to applaud), originally meaning something worthy of praise or acceptance.
Words with a similar meaning
unbelievableunconvincingfar-fetched
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