implausible

• Descreve algo que provavelmente não é verdade ou não merece confiança; algo difícil de acreditar.

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

1. Not believableB2formal

   Difficult to believe; not seeming reasonable or probable.

   Inacreditável

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdubiousfarfetchedflimsyimprobableincrediblequestionableunbelievableunconvincingunlikelyweak

   Antônimosbelievableconvincingcredibleplausible

2. Unlikely to happenB2formal

   Not likely to be true or to occur.

   Improvável

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdoubtfuldubiousfarfetchedimprobableincredibleunbelievableunconvincingunlikely

   Antônimoslikelyplausiblepossibleprobable