implausibly
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7.5
- adverb
- /ɪmˈplɔːzəbli/
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increíblemente
- Could it not be possible that they aren't really as implausibly stupid as they pretend to be?
- implausibly large
You know, pretty implausibly, the Stoics don't have the doctrine of the mean.
- You know, pretty implausibly, the Stoics don't have the doctrine of the mean.
- In fact, even in its own terms, the claim of complete continuity would be implausibly absolutist.
Examples
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Continue your family and humanities incredible, implausibly triumphant story.
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Even if the EPA's own numbers show an implausibly high ratio, more conservative valuations of likely beneficial effects still reveal benefits far higher than costs.
Academic text (2001) -
For a few months, she had been let, implausibly, into his world, and then she was out.
Academic text (2007) -
Or perhaps, rather more implausibly that Hindus were involved.
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In fact, even in its own terms, the claim of complete continuity would be implausibly absolutist.
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So the numbers that Jeremy Siegel produces seem implausibly high for for the stock market.
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President Clinton, when meeting with families of the dead Rangers, said, somewhat implausibly, that he was surprised the United Nations was still pursuing General Aideed.
Academic text (1996) -
What pressures compel these implausibly modest self-presentations?
Academic text (2001) -
She made an implausibly large claim about her achievements, leaving everyone in disbelief.
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The movie was entertaining, but its plot twist was so implausibly surprising that many viewers were confused.
Synonyms
172
2.8
In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe
107
3.7
In a way that is very surprising or seems impossible
31
5.7
To a very great degree that seems like it cannot be true
23
5.0
In a way that does not make sense or is much too extreme
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6.4
In a way that seems very unlikely to happen or hard to believe
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4.7
In a way that is not likely to happen or work
2
7.7
In a way that is very hard to imagine
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8.2
In a way that is so great it cannot be understood or believed
Antonyms
How Believable
Surface Forms
Morphology
implausibly = implausible (transparent) = im + plaus + ly
The adverb is formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'implausible', maintaining the meaning.
Etymology
Implausibly begins with im- meaning 'not', and the rest comes from the same root as applause, which originally meant 'to clap' for something you approved of. So implausibly means 'in a way that does not seem believable'.