Believable and Skeptical

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

Usage example: she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline

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Skeptical is an antonym for believable.

Nearby Words: believing, believed, believer

Skeptical adjective - Inclined to doubt or question claims.

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Believable is an antonym for skeptical.

Nearby Words: skepticism, skeptic, skeptically

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