believably
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3.2
- adverb
- /bɪˈliːvəbli/
:
creíblemente
- The actor performed the role believably, making the character's emotions feel real.
- so believably
He's really, he's acting believably rather than worrying about what's the where's the joke here?
- He's really, he's acting believably rather than worrying about what's the where's the joke here?
Examples
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So the other part is to design the challenges with a lot of random variation built in, enough to make each run believably different from the last.
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And they do very enthusiastically and very believably make stuff up.
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A whole lot happened, quickly but also believably.
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Her character was competent and believably tough, and her scenes were fun.
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The Cambodian actors physically perform their roles believably enough, but their voices are anything but.
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The bottom line is he's simply too young to believably convey the emotion behind any song I'd ever want to hear.
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The narrator, in forging so believably the discourse of a historical work, creates one of his own.
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For the city to believably claim that BRT is 1/3 less than light rail, the BRT cost would have to be limited to just the busway.
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Director Wendy Dann, assistant professor of theater arts, provides superb casting and beautiful staging that is simple yet still manages to perfectly and believably convey the plot to the audience.
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Stiefel and other creators of semiprofessional sleuths have given their heroes unusual jobs, but they're the kinds of jobs that might believably bring trouble to the heroes' doorsteps again and again.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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3.8
In a way that makes people believe what you say
11
4.4
In a believable way that makes people think it is true
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6.3
In a way that seems likely from the facts
Antonyms
How Believable
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4.4
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3.8
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4.4
2
3.2
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6.3
∞
1.0
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7.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
believably = believable (transparent) = believe + able + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'believable', which itself is a regular derivation from 'believe' + '-able'.
Etymology
Believably comes from believe + -able + -ly, where believe means 'to accept as true' and -able means 'can'. So, believably means 'in a way that can be believed' or 'in a way that seems true'.