Thesaurus: plausible

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1. a. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.
2. a. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion.
3. a. Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker.
4. adj. apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing
5. adj. given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments
6. 1. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket. 2. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion. "Plausible and popular arguments." Clarendon. 3. Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker. Syn. -- Plausible, Specious. Plausible denotes that which seems reasonable, yet leaves distrust in the judgment. Specious describes that which presents a fair appearance to the view and yet covers something false. Specious refers more definitely to the act or purpose of false representation; plausible has more reference to the effect on the beholder or hearer. An argument may by specious when it is not plausible because its sophistry is so easily discovered.
7. j:100 a. apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful s. given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments