adjective · formal
credible
UK/ˈkrɛdɪbəl/US/ˈkrɛdəbəl/CRED·i·ble
Trustworthy or believable because there is evidence or good reason to accept it.
Examples
“The journalist only used credible sources in her article.”
“For Task 2, cite credible evidence to support your claim.”
“We need credible data before making any policy changes.”
Band 8 sentence
“The commission presented credible, peer‑reviewed findings that changed the public debate on air pollution.”
Collocations
- credible evidence
- credible source
- appear credible
Word family
Common mistakes
using "incredible" when they mean "credible"→credible
saying "credible informatione" or adding wrong ending→credible information
relying on the verb "credit" (e.g. "to credit source") instead of adjective→credible source
Say it for a higher band
5true→6believable→7+credible
Synonyms
believable
trustworthy
Easily confused
believable
“His explanation sounded believable but lacked hard evidence.”
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