"implausible" meaning in English

See implausible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more implausible [comparative], most implausible [superlative]
Etymology: From im- + plausible. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|plausible|alt1=im-}} im- + plausible Head templates: {{en-adj}} implausible (comparative more implausible, superlative most implausible)
  1. Not plausible; unlikely; dubious. Synonyms (not plausible): unplausible Translations (unlikely): невероятен (neverojaten) (Bulgarian), неправдоподобен (nepravdopodoben) (Bulgarian), inversemblant (Catalan), neplausibilní (Czech), არასარწმუნო (arasarc̣muno) (Georgian), არადამაჯერებელი (aradamaǯerebeli) (Georgian), დაუჯერებელი (dauǯerebeli) (Georgian), დამაჯერებლობას მოკლებული (damaǯereblobas moḳlebuli) (Georgian), valószínűtlen (Hungarian), невероя́тный (neverojátnyj) (Russian), osannolik (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-implausible-en-adj-HWxobUPx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-

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