English-Portuguese translations for plausible

• plausível
  No Afeganistão, o pretexto não é plausível. In Afghanistan, the excuse is not plausible.
  A segunda parece-me mais plausível e terá uma incidência imediata. The second seems more plausible to me and would have immediate impact.
  Tal raciocínio poderá ser aparentemente plausível mas considero-o ilusório. This reasoning may be superficially plausible but I find it specious.

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