noncredible
7.2
Not believable or trustworthy
- adjective
- /nɒnˈkrɛdɪbəl/
:
no creíble
- The judge dismissed the case because the witness provided noncredible testimony that didn't match the facts.
Examples
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Ellie isn't credible as a good scientist (surprising, given the author), and the clergyman is completely noncredible as a clergyman.
Blog text (15) -
After reviewing the evidence, the committee decided the claims made in the report were noncredible and could not be trusted.
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His noncredible story about the incident raised doubts among the investigators and led to further scrutiny.
Synonyms
untenable
vsnoncredible
27
8.2
Impossible to defend against criticism
is about lacking trust or credibility rather than only being hard to defend
implausible
vsnoncredible
26
7.0
Not likely to be true or hard to believe
is about lacking trustworthiness or reliability rather than mere unlikeliness
inauthentic
vsnoncredible
6
6.6
Not real and not what it looks like
focuses on being unreliable or untrustworthy rather than merely fake in origin
unevidenced
vsnoncredible
1
8.4
A claim with no facts or proof to show it is true
is about general unreliability and disbelief rather than only missing evidence
Antonyms
How Credible
trustworthy
88
2.1
88
2.1
credible
267
4.2
267
4.2
plausible
129
7.2
129
7.2
questionable
176
3.9
176
3.9
noncredible
7.2
incredible
∞
3.5
∞
3.5
Surface Forms
noncredible positive
Morphology
Etymology
Noncredible is made of non- 'not' and credible, the same part you see in credit and credible, which are about 'believe' and 'trust'. So noncredible simply means 'not believable' or not to be trusted.