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There is something so biologically implausible that your attitude is going to cure a disease. There's a tremendous arrogance to imagine that your mind is all that powerful.
Marcia Angell

Meaning of "implausible" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPLAUSIBLE

implausible  [ɪmˈplɔːzəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPLAUSIBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Implausible is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPLAUSIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of implausible in the English dictionary

The definition of implausible in the dictionary is not plausible; provoking disbelief; unlikely.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPLAUSIBLE


abusable
əˈbjuːzəbəl
causable
ˈkɔːzəbəl
confusable
kənˈfjuːzəbəl
defeasible
dɪˈfiːzəbəl
feasible
ˈfiːzəbəl
freezable
ˈfriːzəbəl
fusible
ˈfjuːzəbəl
indefeasible
ˌɪndɪˈfiːzəbəl
inexcusable
ˌɪnɪkˈskjuːzəbəl
infeasible
ɪnˈfiːzəbəl
infusible
ɪnˈfjuːzəbəl
parsable
ˈpɑːzəbəl
plausible
ˈplɔːzəbəl
reusable
riːˈjuːzəbəl
squeezable
ˈskwiːzəbəl
unappeasable
ˌʌnəˈpiːzəbəl
unfeasible
ʌnˈfiːzəbəl
unusable
ʌnˈjuːzəbəl
usable
ˈjuːzəbəl
useable
ˈjuːzəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPLAUSIBLE

implacability
implacable
implacableness
implacably
implacental
implant
implantation
implanter
implausibility
implausibleness
implausibly
implead
impleadable
impleader
implement
implemental
implementation
implementer
implementor
implicate

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPLAUSIBLE

accessible
admissible
collapsible
compatible
comprehensible
divisible
extensible
impossible
inaccessible
incomprehensible
invisible
irresponsible
irreversible
ostensible
permissible
possible
responsible
reversible
sensible
submersible
visible

Synonyms and antonyms of implausible in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPLAUSIBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «implausible» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of implausible

Translation of «implausible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPLAUSIBLE

Find out the translation of implausible to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of implausible from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «implausible» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

难以置信
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

implausible
570 millions of speakers

English

implausible
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अकल्पनीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير قابل للتصديق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неправдоподобным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

implausível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অকল্পনীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peu plausible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak masuk akal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht plausibel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

信じ難い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

믿기 ​​어려운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Implausible
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không hợp lý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயலக்கூடாததாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अविश्वसनीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mantıksız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non plausibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieprawdopodobne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неправдоподібним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neverosimil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αβάσιμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongeloofwaardig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

osannolikt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

usannsynlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of implausible

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPLAUSIBLE»

The term «implausible» is regularly used and occupies the 57.010 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPLAUSIBLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about implausible

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6 QUOTES WITH «IMPLAUSIBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word implausible.
1
Marcia Angell
There is something so biologically implausible that your attitude is going to cure a disease. There's a tremendous arrogance to imagine that your mind is all that powerful.
2
Jimmy Carr
A surprising amount of my jokes sound very implausible but are true.
3
John Conyers
Some of the ideas that come from the fringe of the far right are just so implausible that it is hard to take those ideas seriously.
4
Candice Millard
More often than not, real life is so rich, complex and unpredictable that it would seem completely implausible in the pages of a novel.
5
Michael Moritz
All you need do is listen to very smart people and sift out the ideas that are unworthy or implausible, and I wouldn't pretend for a moment that I hadn't made lots of mistakes and there are companies, perhaps, that we had been investors in.
6
Rob Thomas
Reading 'Youth in Revolt' might have ruined my career because suddenly I wanted to abandon all the emotional truth of something and just go out far on a literary limb with completely implausible things that relied completely on voice and humor. And what saved me is realizing that I couldn't do that very well.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPLAUSIBLE»

Discover the use of implausible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to implausible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Implausible Beliefs: In the Bible, Astrology, and UFOs
Personality is also a factor, sometimes abetted by stressful or lonely life situations. Lucidly written, this is a provocative and informative contribution to social psychology, sociology, religion, political science, and American studies.
Allan Mazur, 2012
2
Nonplussed!: Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas
In Nonplussed!--a delightfully eclectic collection of paradoxes from many different areas of math--popular-math writer Julian Havil reveals the math that shows the truth of these and many other unbelievable ideas.
Julian Havil, 2010
3
Implausible Deniability: State Responsibility for Rural ...
Violence in Northern Chiapas
Joel A. Solomon, Sebastian Brett, Cynthia G. Brown, 1997
4
The Implausible Hero
Where Hope wills, can Faith win out? Or will selfish desire masquerading as Love mean the death of Mankind? The Implausible Hero by M.L. Bushman Do what your heart wills.
M. L. Bushman, 2008
5
Climbing Mount Implausible: The Evolution of a Science ...
Climbing Mount Implausible showcases a writer's growth though nearly fifty years of questing into the future.
Damien Broderick, 2010
6
Mission Implausible: Restoring Credibility to the Church
Written for church leaders, theologians, students of theology and sociology, and all those concerned with Christian mission, Mission Implausible explores a range of strategies aimed at rebuilding a social climate favorable to Christian ...
Duncan MacLaren, 2012
7
Optimality Theory and Language Change
APRIL MCMAHON WHEN HISTORY DOESN'T REPEAT ITSELF Optimality Theory and implausible sound changes Abstract. In the burgeoning literature on Optimality Theory, two criticisms of rule-based models are frequently made. First, such ...
D.E. Holt, International Linguistic Association, 2003
8
Eye Guidance in Reading and Scene Perception
Gaze shifts to implausible targets slowed down, suggesting that by speeding it up the wiggle now preceded the allocation of attention to the target. Thus, the data indicate that by reducing the wiggle SOA, it now occurs within an initial time ...
G. Underwood, 1998
9
The Problem of Evil
It is implausible to suppose that philosophy should be able to answer the question ''Does free will exist?''—but no other substantive philosophical question. It is implausible to suppose that philosophy should be able to answer the question ...
Peter van Inwagen, 2008
10
The Cognitive Psychology of Knowledge
In a first yes-no recognition experiment (Strobe, Janetzko, & Rauh, 1990), implausible script instantiations were significantly better discriminated than plausible ones. In that experiment, episodes that actually happened in one of the Asterix ...
G. Strube, K.F. Wender, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPLAUSIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term implausible is used in the context of the following news items.
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WHAT BOOK does Julia Donaldson describe as 'implausible and …
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo: implausible and boring. Julia Donaldson supports Yorkshire Tea's One Million Tree pledge and will be ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Movie review: Disappointing 'Ardor' is an implausible western in a …
But this thin, sometimes silly movie is basically a western set in a rainforest, hampered by some risibly implausible moments that should have ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
3
Homeopathy: harmful and unscientific or misunderstood? - Medical …
Ernst says "the axioms of homeopathy are implausible, it's benefits do not outweigh its risks, and its costs and opportunity costs are ... «Medical News Today, Jul 15»
4
Pain without end | The Economist
Instead, Europe has cooked up the same old recipe of austerity and implausible assumptions. The IMF is supposed to be financing part of the ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
5
The economic options for combatting climate change - PBS
DAVID KEITH: I think it's very implausible that it would be done at large scale by a single person, a Goldfinger. PAUL SOLMAN: But, says Keith, ... «PBS NewsHour, Jul 15»
6
Michael Gerson: An appalling trivialization of life | Ames Tribune
But this is both medically and morally implausible. Human beings have a biological instinct and a moral imperative to care for their young. «Ames Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Bill Would Save Horse Racing From No. 1 Threat: Itself - The New …
Although the proposed bill doesn't call for such a ban, it would seem implausible that Usada won't press for it. The main medication used on ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
W. Michigan student to talk on forgotten 1915 disaster - Toledo Blade
Implausible? Yet that's essentially what happened when a passenger ship capsized at its Chicago dock a century ago, killing more than four ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
9
Can 'Mr. Holmes' still crack the case at 93? - Movies - The Boston …
Unfortunately, director Bill Condon and screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher are clueless, and come up with an incoherent, implausible, contrived ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
10
Spokane NAACP weighs in on Airway Heights Mayor statements …
It is implausible that Mayor Rushing did not realize his comments were racist. Perhaps he thought his comments, which he referred to as ... «KHQ Right Now, Jul 15»

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