English–French

“plausible” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/kʁwajabl/

Example

Son excuse est croyable.

His excuse is plausible.

Illustration for croyable (plausible)

How to say “plausible” in French

“Plausible” in French is croyable.

An explanation that passes as something a person could accept as true.

Full entry for croyable: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with croyable

Sa version des faits n'est pas croyable pour moi.

His version of the facts is not believable to me.

Tips for using croyable

  • The negative form incroyable can mean extraordinary as well as not believable, so it is not always a simple opposite of croyable.

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