implausible

• Décrit quelque chose qui semble peu susceptible d'être vrai ou digne de confiance, ou qui manque de crédibilité.

Describes something that is not likely to be true or believable.

1. Not believableB2formal

   Difficult to believe; not seeming reasonable or probable.

   invraisemblable

   • His explanation for being late was highly implausible.
   • The plot of the movie was so implausible that nobody enjoyed it.
   • She found his story completely implausible.

   Synonymesdubiousfarfetchedflimsyimprobableincrediblequestionableunbelievableunconvincingunlikelyweak

   Antonymesbelievableconvincingcredibleplausible

2. Unlikely to happenB2formal

   Not likely to be true or to occur.

   peu probable

   • It is implausible that they will finish the project in one day.
   • The theory seemed implausible given the available evidence.
   • Winning the lottery twice is statistically implausible.

   Synonymesdoubtfuldubiousfarfetchedimprobableincredibleunbelievableunconvincingunlikely

   Antonymeslikelyplausiblepossibleprobable