believable
adjective
be·liev·able
bə-ˈlē-və-bəl 
: capable of being believed especially as within the range of known possibility or probability
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she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline
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Allowing the television execution to proceed was a dramatic—and believable—outcome back then.
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Martin Sheen, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
Sometimes that kind of thought process can help make a musical more believable for people watching it that don’t really watch musicals.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
That makes Le Bon especially believable in this role.
—Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
The scammers will at times use deepfake video and audio clips of government officials to make the scam more believable.
—Frank McKenna, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Martin Sheen, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
Sometimes that kind of thought process can help make a musical more believable for people watching it that don’t really watch musicals.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
That makes Le Bon especially believable in this role.
—Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
The scammers will at times use deepfake video and audio clips of government officials to make the scam more believable.
—Frank McKenna, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Believable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/believable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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