Likely
Likely adjective - Having a high chance of occurring.
Unconvincing is an antonym for likely.
Nearby Word: like
Unconvincing
Unconvincing adjective - Too extraordinary or improbable to believe.
Usage example: the excuse for her tardiness was too unconvincing to be accepted
Likely is an antonym for unconvincing.
Nearby Word: unconvinced
Both words in one sentence
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A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing possibility.
Source: Creator / Aristotle -
Unexplained Recovery: The peasant's claim that he "got better" after being turned into a newt by the alleged witch comes across as pretty unconvincing, although it's just as likely that the peasant was lying about getting cursed in the first place.
- This is likely due to the fact that Lisa Bonet left a huge hole in the show when she left (the show was originally built around her character), so the writers was forced to make Whitley do a unconvincing HeelFace Turn in a short amount of time.
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