plausible (adj.)

seeming reasonable

Examples

• A plausible excuse.

Key rules

• Plausible means seeming reasonable and likely to be true
• Plausible explanation, plausible excuse
• Plausibility is the noun

Common mistakes

• It is plausibility that he left → It is plausible that he left
• A plausible excuse is hard to believe → A plausible excuse is easy to believe

Use cases

• Judging explanations
• Discussing theories
• Reviewing excuses