Word Meanings - PLAUSIBLE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready. Bp. Hacket. 2. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion. "Plausible and

Additional info about word: PLAUSIBLE

1. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready. Bp. Hacket. 2. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion. "Plausible and popular arguments." Clarendon. 3. Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker. Syn. -- Plausible, Specious. Plausible denotes that which seems reasonable, yet leaves distrust in the judgment. Specious describes that which presents a fair appearance to the view and yet covers something false. Specious refers more definitely to the act or purpose of false representation; plausible has more reference to the effect on the beholder or hearer. An argument may by specious when it is not plausible because its sophistry is so easily discovered.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of PLAUSIBLE)

• Specious
• Plausible
• showy
• ostensible
• colorable
• fair-spoken

Related words: (words related to PLAUSIBLE)

• PLAUSIBLENESS
  Quality of being plausible.
• FAIR-SPOKEN
  Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible. "A marvelous fair-spoken man." Hooker.
• PLAUSIBLE
  1. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready. Bp. Hacket. 2. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion. "Plausible and
• SPECIOUS
  1. Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy. Some specious and beautiful to the eye. Bp. Richardson. The rest, far greater part, Will deem in outward rites and specious forms Religion satisfied. Milton. 2. Apparently
• PLAUSIBLEIZE
  To render plausible.
• COLORABLE
  Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice. "Colorable pretense for infidility." Bp. Stillingfleet. -- Col"or*a*ble*ness, n. -- Col"or*a*bly, adv. Colorable and subtle crimes, that seldom are taken within the walk of
• OSTENSIBLE
  show, prop., to stretch out before; fr. prefix obs- 1. Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown. Walpole. 2. Shown; exhibited; declared; avowed; professed; apparent; -- often used as opposed to real or actual; as, an ostensible
• SHOWY
  , a. Etym:
• IMPLAUSIBLE
  Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed. "Implausible harangues." Swift. -- Im*plau"si*ble*ness, n. -- Im*plau"si*bly, adv.