Implausible and Ostensible

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Implausible adjective - Too extraordinary or improbable to believe.

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Ostensible is an antonym for implausible.

Nearby Word: implausibly

Ostensible adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.

Usage example: the ostensible reason for the meeting turned out to be a trick to get him to the surprise party

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Implausible is an antonym for ostensible.

Nearby Word: ostensibly

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