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Credibleness

The quality or state of being credible; worthiness of belief; credibility.

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Authenticity 76% connected

The quality of being authentic or of established authority for truth and correctness.

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Cogency 76% connected

The quality of being cogent; power of compelling conviction; conclusiveness; force.

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Legitimacy 76% connected

The state, or quality, of being legitimate, or in conformity with law; hence, the condition of having been lawfully begotten, or born in wedlock.

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Plausibility 76% connected

Something worthy of praise.

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Plausibleness 76% connected

Quality of being plausible.

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Rigor 76% connected

Rigidity; stiffness.

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Validity 76% connected

The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; t…

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Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Believable 74% connected

Capable of being believed; credible.

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Believable 74% connected

Capable of being believed; credible.

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Credible 74% connected

Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy.

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Credible 74% connected

Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy.

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Believable 66% connected

Capable of being believed; credible.

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Believable 66% connected

Capable of being believed; credible.

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Credible 66% connected

Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy.

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Credible 66% connected

Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy.

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Incredible 66% connected

Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous.

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Incredible 66% connected

Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous.

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Synonym 1

Credibility 92% connected

The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.

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Antonym 2

Incredibility 94% connected

The quality or state of being incredible; incredibleness.

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Incredibility 94% connected

The quality or state of being incredible; incredibleness.

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