plausibly
gb/plˈɔzəbli/ us/plˈɔzəbli/
C1
Kiingereza
Maana
maana 0
adverb
C1
property
1
in a believable, convincing way
In a way that seems true and reasonable.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] explains/argues [something] plausibly; [something] sounds plausibly [adjective]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse it with 'possibly'; 'plausibly' means not just possible but also believable/reasonable.
Visawe
credibly (Emphasizes being worthy of belief.)
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believably (More general and less formal.)
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convincingly (Emphasizes persuading the listener/reader.)
Vinyume
implausibly (In a way that seems unlikely or hard to believe.)
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unconvincingly (Fails to persuade or seem believable.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
plausibly argue
|plausibly claim
|plausibly suggest
|plausibly explain
|plausibly interpreted
|plausibly be
|sounds plausibly
|seems plausibly
|plausibly deniable
|plausibly innocent
Mada
communication
|thinking
|writing
Mifano
- She plausibly explained why the figures didn’t match the earlier report.
- The witness gave a plausibly detailed account of what happened.
- The theory plausibly links the symptoms to a single underlying cause.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- He plausibly explained his mistake.
- That story sounds plausibly true.
adverb
formal
C1
relation
2
reasonably possibly; not certain
Used to say something is reasonably possible.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[something] could plausibly [verb]; Plausibly, [clause]
Kosa la kawaida:
Do not use it for very unlikely situations; it implies the idea is sensible, not just imaginable.
Visawe
reasonably (Less about believability, more about what is sensible.)
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conceivably (Often weaker; can include more speculative possibilities.)
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possibly (More neutral; does not imply the idea is especially credible.)
Vinyume
impossibly (Indicates something cannot reasonably be true or happen.)
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unlikely (Suggests low probability rather than reasonable possibility.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
could plausibly be
|could plausibly happen
|could plausibly lead to
|could plausibly result in
|could plausibly explain
|quite plausibly
|most plausibly
|plausibly could
|plausibly interpreted as
|plausibly enough
Mada
thinking
|probability
|news
Mifano
- A small delay could plausibly push the launch into next month.
- Plausibly, the email was sent from a compromised account rather than by the manager.
- The change in policy could plausibly affect prices across the region.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- It could plausibly rain later.
- Plausibly, he forgot to reply.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
plausibly
IPA
GB/plˈɔzəbli/
US/plˈɔzəbli/
Silabi na mkazo
plaus - ibly (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (plaus)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: plausibly
- Plural: plausiblies
Familia ya neno
Forms
plausiblies
noun
Core family
plausible
adjective B2
Related words
plausibility
noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
implausible
adjective
implausibly
adverb
implausibility
noun
Semi
Bado hakuna semi zilizounganishwa na ingizo hili.