Actual and Credible

Actual

Actual adjective - Existing in fact and not merely as a possibility.

Credible and actual are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Credible" instead an adjective "Actual".

Credible

Credible adjective - Worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable.

Actual and credible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Actual" instead an adjective "Credible".

Both words in one sentence

  • Doctor Octopus; this version is outright creepy, has a developed and credible Jerkass Woobie backstory, is effective in a fight, has a good design and voice (even more impressive considering he is played by Tom Kenny!) and possessed an actual story arc that has him evolving.
  • SBS's Rockwiz is considered the more musically credible; it has the feel of a stage show that just happens to be on TV, being filmed in an actual pub and with the scores displayed on cardboard placards.
    Source: Panel Game
  • Reassigned to Antarctica Used in this page of A Girl and Her Fed as a more credible class of threat from an Actual Pacifist with Technopath resources.
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