believable
part of speech
adjective (believable, more believable, most believable); opposite unbelievable
meaning for a pupil
1) Easy to believe; seeming true or possible. tree →
2) (of a character in a story or film) Seeming like a real person. tree →
sense in the lessons
In reading and writing lessons: a believable character, a believable excuse. In judging answers and news: is the claim believable? In safety, scams try to sound believable. Phrases: hardly believable, a believable story.
examples
- Her excuse was not very believable. tree →
- The actor made the character believable. tree →
- It's a believable story, but is it true? tree →
- Scammers make their messages look believable. tree →
- Write a believable ending for the story. tree →
- His explanation sounded believable to the teacher. tree →
note
Spelling: believe drops the e: believ-able. Opposite: unbelievable, which in everyday speech also means amazing (That goal was unbelievable!). Believable does not mean true; something can sound believable and still be false.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «believable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.