Implausible and Ridiculous

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Implausible adjective - Too extraordinary or improbable to believe.

Usage example: the terrorist attacks generated a whole passel of implausible conspiracy theories that dishonor the memory of those who perished

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Ridiculous and implausible are semantically related. in hard to believe topic. In some cases you can use "Ridiculous" instead an adjective "Implausible".

Nearby Word: implausibly

Ridiculous adjective - So foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter.

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Implausible and ridiculous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Implausible" instead an adjective "Ridiculous".

The opposite of As Long as It Sounds Foreign (where a foreign language is used carelessly on the hopes no one will notice and sounds ridiculous or implausible if a viewer can understand the tongue).

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It's played completely straight, and as a result it's completely ridiculous and implausible.

Source: Glurge
Sherlock makes ridiculous and implausible leaps in logic, but only to the view of those around him — his mind just works so quickly that what seems a leap to everyone else is actually a precise series of steps undertaken with deductive reasoning.

Source: Series / Sherlock

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