implausible

/im'plɔ:zəbl/

Thân thiện

The student gave the teacher an implausible excuse for his missing homework.

Definition

Adjective 1. Not seeming reasonable or probable; difficult to believe. - Describes a statement, story, or explanation that is hard to accept as true because it is unlikely or unconvincing. 2. Provoking disbelief. - Having a quality that makes one doubt its truth or reality.

Usage

The word "implausible" is used to express skepticism or doubt about the truthfulness or likelihood of something. It is often applied to excuses, theories, plots, or claims.

Examples

• The detective found the suspect's alibi to be completely implausible.
• The movie's plot was entertaining but utterly implausible.
• It is implausible that he finished the entire project in one night.
• She gave an implausible explanation for being late.

Advanced Usage

• "Strain credulity": To be so implausible as to be almost unbelievable.
  • The conspiracy theory was so elaborate it strained credulity.
• "Beggar belief": To be too extraordinary or implausible to be believed.
  • His claim to have never made a mistake beggars belief.

Variants and Related Words

• Implausibility (noun): The quality of being implausible.
  • The implausibility of the story made it hard to take seriously.
• Implausibly (adverb): In an implausible manner.
  • The film was implausibly optimistic about the outcome.

Synonyms

• Unbelievable: Too unlikely to be believed.
• Unconvincing: Failing to make someone believe that something is true or valid.
• Farfetched: Implausible and not naturally relevant.
• Improbable: Not likely to be true or to happen.

Antonyms

• Plausible: Seeming reasonable or probable.
• Credible: Able to be believed; convincing.
• Believable: Able to be accepted as true or real.
• Convincing: Capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real.

Idioms and Phrases

• "A tall tale": A story that is difficult to believe because it is so exaggerated or implausible.
  • He told us a tall tale about wrestling a bear.
• "Beyond belief": So extreme as to be implausible.
  • The arrogance of the statement was beyond belief.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. highly imaginative but unlikely
   • a farfetched excuse
   • an implausible explanation
2. having a quality that provokes disbelief
   • gave the teacher an implausible excuse

Từ đồng nghĩa

• farfetched