'Implausible' definitions:
Definition of 'implausible'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse" [ant: plausible]
adjective
Highly imaginative but unlikely; "a farfetched excuse"; "an implausible explanation" [syn: farfetched, implausible]
Definition of 'Implausible'
From: GCIDE
- Implausible \Im*plau"si*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + plausible: cf. F. implausible.] Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed. "Implausible harangues." --Swift. -- {Im*plau"si*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*plau"si*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'implausible'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a bit thick,
- a bit thin,
- absurd,
- beyond belief,
- debatable,
- doubtable,
- doubtful,
- dubious,
- dubitable,
- fishy,
- flimsy,
- hard of belief,
- hard to believe,
- hardly possible,
- improbable,
- inconceivable,
- incredible,
- more than doubtful,
- not deserving belief,
- open to doubt,
- open to suspicion,
- passing belief,
- preposterous,
- problematic,
- puzzling,
- questionable,
- ridiculous,
- staggering belief,
- suspect,
- suspicious,
- tall,
- thick,
- thin,
- unbelievable,
- unconvincing,
- unearthly,
- ungodly,
- unimaginable,
- unlikely,
- unpromising,
- unreasonable,
- unsubstantial,
- unthinkable,
- unworthy of belief,
- weak