adjective · neutral
believable
/bɪˈliːvəbəl/be·LIEVE·able
Band 6-7task2speaking
able to be believed; credible or plausible
Examples
“Her story sounded believable, so the committee accepted it.”
“For a novel, the characters need to be believable.”
“Make your explanation believable by giving concrete examples.”
Band 8 sentence
“Unless you provide verifiable data, your hypothesis will not be seen as believable by peer reviewers.”
Collocations
- make something believable
- seem believable
Word family
believe verbbelief nounbelievable adjectivebelievably adverb
Common mistakes
beliveable→believable
Say it for a higher band
5true→6likely→7+believable
Synonyms
plausible
credible
Easily confused
plausible
“Her explanation sounds plausible, but we need data to confirm it.”
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