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im·plau·si·ble

 (ĭm-plô′zə-bəl)
adj.
Difficult to believe; not plausible.
im·plau′si·bil′i·ty n.
im·plau′si·bly adv.
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implausible

(ɪmˈplɔːzəbəl)
adj
not plausible; provoking disbelief; unlikely
imˌplausiˈbility, imˈplausibleness n
imˈplausibly adv
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im•plau•si•ble

(ɪmˈplɔ zə bəl)

adj.
not plausible; causing disbelief.
[1595–1605]
im•plau`si•bil′i•ty, n.
im•plau′si•bly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
farfetched
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"
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implausible

adjective improbable, unlikely, weak, incredible, unbelievable, dubious, suspect, unreasonable, flimsy, unconvincing, far-fetched, cock-and-bull (informal) It sounded like a convenient and implausible excuse.
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implausible

adjective
Not plausible or believable:
flimsy, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, shaky, thin, unbelievable, unconceivable, unconvincing, unsubstantial, weak.
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Translations

implausible

[ɪmˈplɔːzəbl] ADJ → inverosímil, poco convincente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

implausible

[ɪmˈplɔːzɪbəl] adj → peu plausible
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

implausible

adj → nicht plausibel; story, tale, excuse also → unglaubhaft, unglaubwürdig; lie → wenig überzeugend, ungeschickt; combination → unwahrscheinlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

implausible

[ɪmˈplɔːzəbl] adj → poco plausibile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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