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implausible

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im·plau·si·ble  (m-plôz-bl)
adj.
Difficult to believe; not plausible.

im·plausi·bili·ty n.
im·plausi·bly adv.

implausible
Adjective
not easy to believe
implausibility n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.implausible - having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse"
incredible, unbelievable - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"
plausible - apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a plausible excuse"
2.implausible - highly imaginative but unlikely; "a farfetched excuse"; "an implausible explanation"
unlikely - has little chance of being the case or coming about; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism"

implausible
Translations
implausible [ɪmˈplɔːzɪbl] adjimplausible
implausible [ɪmˈplɔːzɪbl] adjpeu plausible
implausible [ɪmˈplɔːzɪbl] adjunglaubwürdig
implausible [ɪmˈplɔːzɪbl] adjnon plausibile


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Just when you have concocted an absurdly implausible tale about a man outside, the door opens, and a tall, severe-looking woman enters, carrying what at first sight appears to be a particularly skinny bolster, with the feathers all at one end.
 
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