Credible and Original

Credible

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

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

Original

Original adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.

Credible and original are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Credible" instead an adjective "Original".

Both words in one sentence

  • I liked how they managed to turn Phantom of Krankor into a credible threat (he redesigns his weapons so they do effect the Prince), while still retaining the campy charm of the original.
  • Lancer from Fate/stay night may have been a credible threat in the original work, but subsequent sequels and fan works often portray him as largely useless, particularly whenever Archer is around.
  • Fanfic / Digimon 02 The Story We Never Told Yolei also becomes Davis's sidekick by becoming the brains of his airport company Adaptational Badass: Most of the cast compared to their censored version thanks to the original Digidestined keeping an important role and the villains all acting as credible threats instead of comic relief.
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