IELTS Anvil

plausible

CEFR: C1

Seeming reasonable, credible, or probable based on available circumstantial evidence.

Synonyms

credible
tenable

Common Collocations

plausible explanation
highly plausible
scarcely plausible

Example Sentence

The geneticist presented a highly plausible hypothesis explaining the metabolic mechanism of polar bear hibernation.

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