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implausible

/ɪmˈplɔː.zə.bəl/
im · plau · si · ble
Adverb:implausibly
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1

Not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince or hard to believe.

Example

"The suspect offered an implausible explanation for why his fingerprints were on the safe."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the early 17th century by combining the privative prefix 'im-' (not) with 'plausible', which comes from the Latin 'plausibilis' (deserving applause, pleasing, or acceptable), from 'plaudere' (to clap the hands).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Implausible. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/implausible
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