'Credible' definitions:
Definition of 'credible'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information" [syn: credible, believable] [ant: incredible, unbelievable]
adjective
(a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous; "she was not the...credible fool he expected"
adjective
Appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"
Definition of 'Credible'
From: GCIDE
- Credible \Cred"i*ble\ (kr[e^]d"[i^]*b'l), a. [L. credibilis, fr. credere. See Creed.] Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy. [1913 Webster]
- Things are made credible either by the known condition and quality of the utterer or by the manifest likelihood of truth in themselves. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- A very diligent and observing person, and likewise very sober and credible. --Dampier. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'credible'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acknowledgment,
- admissible,
- asset,
- attention,
- authority,
- believable,
- cogent,
- colorable,
- conceivable,
- conclusive,
- confidence,
- convincing,
- credence,
- credit,
- creditable,
- determinative,
- distinction,
- faith,
- faithful,
- fame,
- fiduciary,
- glory,
- honor,
- just,
- justifiable,
- kudos,
- legitimate,
- likely,
- logical,
- notice,
- plausible,
- prestige,
- probable,
- rational,
- reasonable,
- recognition,
- reliable,
- reliance,
- renown,
- reputation,
- repute,
- sane,
- satisfactory,
- satisfying,
- sensible,
- solid,
- sound,
- straight,
- tenable,
- trust,
- trustworthy,
- trusty,
- unexceptionable,
- unimpeachable,
- unquestionable,
- valid,
- weight,
- well-argued,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded,
- wholesome,
- worthy of faith