Credible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of being believed

(a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɛdɪbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈɛdɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈɛdɪbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɛdɪbəl/.

Examples

completely credible testimony
credible information
she was not the...credible fool he expected

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

believable

Antonyms

incredible

Parts of Speech

adjective	capable of being believed “completely credible testimony”
adjective	(a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous “she was not the...credible fool he expected”
adjective	appearing to merit belief or acceptance “a credible witness”

Word Forms

credibleness	noun	the quality of being believable or trustworthy
credibility	noun	the quality of being believable or trustworthy
believe	verb	credit with veracity
believability	noun	the quality of being believable or trustworthy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

glaubwürdig

fähig, geglaubt zu werden

🇫🇷French

crédible

capable d'être cru

🇪🇸Spanish

creíble

capaz de ser creído

🇮🇹Italian

credibile

capace di essere creduto

🇳🇱Dutch

geloofwaardig

in staat geloofd te worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

credível

capaz de ser acreditado

🇷🇺Russian

заслуживающий доверия

можно поверить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विश्वसनीय

विश्वास करने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশ্বাসযোগ্য

বিশ্বাস করতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்பகமான

நம்பும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

విశ్వసనీయమైనది

విశ్వసించగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

विश्वासार्ह

विश्वास ठेवण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશ્વસનીય

માનવામાં સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಂಬಲರ್ಹ

ನಂಬಲು ಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശ്വസനീയമായ

വിശ്വസിക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰੋਸੇਯੋਗ

ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل اعتماد

یقین کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可信的

能够被相信

🇯🇵Japanese

信頼できる

信じられるほどの

🇰🇷Korean

신뢰할 수 있는

믿을 수 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng tin cậy

có khả năng được tin tưởng

🇹🇭Thai

น่าเชื่อถือ

ที่สามารถเชื่อได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

kredibel

mampu dipercaya

🇵🇭Filipino

mapagkakatiwalaan

kayang paniwalaan

🇲🇾Malay

boleh dipercayai

mampu dipercayai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معقول

قادرة على الاعتقاد

🇮🇷Persian

معتبر

قابل باور شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

güvenilir

inanılmaya müsait

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְהֵימָן

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'credible' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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