Implausibility
noun
The quality of being difficult to believe or unlikely.
The implausibility of his excuse made everyone skeptical.
Often appears as...
- incredible implausibility
- astounding implausibility
noun
The quality of being difficult to believe or unlikely.
The implausibility of his excuse made everyone skeptical.
Often appears as...
- incredible implausibility
- astounding implausibility
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Pro Tip 1/3Context Usage
Use 'implausibility' to express doubt about a story, excuse, or event being true.
Given the implausibility of his alibi, the jury remained unconvinced.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Doubt
'Implausibility' subtly shows that something seems false without directly calling it a lie.
Her tale had a certain implausibility that made me question its truth.
Pro Tip 3/3Strength of Doubt
Prefacing 'implausibility' with words like 'incredible' increases the level of disbelief.
The incredible implausibility of the rumor spread like wildfire.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Usage
Use 'implausibility' to express doubt about a story, excuse, or event being true.
Given the implausibility of his alibi, the jury remained unconvinced.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Doubt
'Implausibility' subtly shows that something seems false without directly calling it a lie.
Her tale had a certain implausibility that made me question its truth.
Pro Tip 3/3Strength of Doubt
Prefacing 'implausibility' with words like 'incredible' increases the level of disbelief.
The incredible implausibility of the rumor spread like wildfire.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Usage
Use 'implausibility' to express doubt about a story, excuse, or event being true.
Given the implausibility of his alibi, the jury remained unconvinced.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Doubt
'Implausibility' subtly shows that something seems false without directly calling it a lie.
Her tale had a certain implausibility that made me question its truth.
Pro Tip 3/3Strength of Doubt
Prefacing 'implausibility' with words like 'incredible' increases the level of disbelief.
The incredible implausibility of the rumor spread like wildfire.
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Quote examples
Michiko Kakutani
American Critic
If a novelist had concocted a villain like Trump - a larger-than-life, over-the-top avatar of narcissism, mendacity, ignorance, prejudice, boorishness, demagoguery, and tyrannical impulses, she or he would likely be accused of extreme contrivance and implausibility.
Quote examples
John Updike
American Novelist
For many years, I read mystery novels for relaxation. But my tastes were too narrow - and, having read all of Agatha Christie and John Dickson Carr, I discovered that the implausibility and the thinness of the people distracted me unduly from the plot.
Quote examples
Michiko Kakutani
American Critic
If a novelist had concocted a villain like Trump - a larger-than-life, over-the-top avatar of narcissism, mendacity, ignorance, prejudice, boorishness, demagoguery, and tyrannical impulses, she or he would likely be accused of extreme contrivance and implausibility.
Quote examples
John Updike
American Novelist
For many years, I read mystery novels for relaxation. But my tastes were too narrow - and, having read all of Agatha Christie and John Dickson Carr, I discovered that the implausibility and the thinness of the people distracted me unduly from the plot.
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