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Thesaurus: plausible

Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.

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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. j:100 a. apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful s. given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments