English-French translations for plausible

• plausible
  Le second me paraît plus plausible et aura une incidence immédiate. The second seems more plausible to me and would have immediate impact.
  L’énormité de cette décision justifie des explications plus plausibles. The enormity of this decision warrants more plausible explanations.
  Il est possible que ce raisonnement soit plausible en surface, mais j'estime qu'il est spécieux. This reasoning may be superficially plausible but I find it specious.
• vraisemblable

Definition of plausible

• Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely
• Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious
• Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready

Examples

• a plausible excuse
• a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion

Related words

• implausible
• unplausible
• plausible deniability