Meaning & use
plausibly
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In a way that seems reasonable, believable, or likely to be true.
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She plausibly explained why she had missed the deadline.
The suspect could plausibly have been at the scene, according to the timeline.
A note on using this word
From "plausible," ultimately rooted in Latin "plaudere," meaning "to applaud," since a plausible claim was originally one worthy of approval.
Words with a similar meaning
crediblybelievably
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Words with an opposite meaning
implausiblyunconvincingly
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