adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈkɹɛdəbl̩/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Believable or plausible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
credible alibi
think up a credible excuse
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Dependable, trustworthy, or reliable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
credible sources
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Authentic or convincing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
credible acting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
capable of being believed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
completely credible testimony
credible information
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: believable
Antonyms: incredible
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
appearing to merit belief or acceptance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a credible witness
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
(a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she was not the...credible fool he expected
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English credible, borrowed from Middle French credible, from Latin crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”); see credit.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
արժանահավատ
(aržanahavat)
— believable or plausible
Bulgarian:
правдоподобен
(pravdopodoben)
— believable or plausible
Catalan:
creïble
— believable or plausible
French:
crédible
— believable or plausible
Galician:
crible
— believable or plausible
Galician:
críbel
— believable or plausible
Georgian:
დასაჯერებელი
(dasaǯerebeli)
— believable or plausible
Georgian:
შესაძლებელი
(šesaʒlebeli)
— believable or plausible
German:
glaubhaft
— believable or plausible
German:
glaubwürdig
— believable or plausible
Hungarian:
hihető
— believable or plausible
Irish:
sochreidte
— believable or plausible
Latin:
crēdibilis
— believable or plausible
Macedonian:
веродо́стоен
(verodóstoen)
— believable or plausible
Macedonian:
у́верлив
(úverliv)
— believable or plausible
Manx:
so-chredjal
— believable or plausible
Norwegian Bokmål:
troverdig
— believable or plausible
Portuguese:
crível
— believable or plausible
Portuguese:
credível
— believable or plausible
Romanian:
credibil
— believable or plausible
Romanian:
plauzibil
— believable or plausible
Romanian:
demn de încredere
— believable or plausible
Spanish:
creíble
— believable or plausible
Swedish:
trolig
— believable or plausible
Thai:
น่าเชื่อถือ
— believable or plausible
Turkish:
inandırıcı
— believable or plausible
Greek:
αξιόπιστος
(axiópistos)
— dependable or reliable
Thai:
น่าเชื่อถือ
— dependable or reliable
Armenian:
արժանահավատ
(aržanahavat)
— authentic or convincing
Bulgarian:
заслужаващ доверие
(zaslužavašt doverie)
— authentic or convincing
Catalan:
creïble
— authentic or convincing
Dutch:
geloofwaardig
— authentic or convincing
French:
crédible
— authentic or convincing
Galician:
cribel
— authentic or convincing
Galician:
crível
— authentic or convincing
Georgian:
დამაჯერებელი
(damaǯerebeli)
— authentic or convincing
Georgian:
დასაჯერებელი
(dasaǯerebeli)
— authentic or convincing
Georgian:
ნდობით აღჭურვილი
(ndobit aɣč̣urvili)
— authentic or convincing
Georgian:
ნდობის ღირსი
(ndobis ɣirsi)
— authentic or convincing
German:
glaubwürdig
— authentic or convincing
Hungarian:
hiteles
— authentic or convincing
Hungarian:
hitelt érdemlő
— authentic or convincing