adjective · formal
plausible
/ˈplɔːzəbl/PLOU·si·ble
Band 6-7task2speaking
Seeming reasonable or probable; believable at first sight.
Examples
“Her explanation for being late sounded plausible, so I believed her.”
“The theory is plausible, but more evidence is needed.”
“It is plausible that changes in diet affected the results.”
Band 8 sentence
“The hypothesis offers a plausible account of the data, though alternative explanations remain.”
Collocations
- plausible explanation
- seem plausible
Word family
plausibility nounplausibly adverbplausible adjective
Common mistakes
It is plausibly that he left early.→It is plausible that he left early.
He is plausible person.→He is a plausible person.
Say it for a higher band
5possible→6believable→7+plausible
Synonyms
believable
Easily confused
possible
“It's possible that it will rain, but the forecast doesn't make it sound particularly plausible.”
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