Able to be believed; convincing.
He told us the story with such real fear in his eyes, his voice shaking a little. It was hard not to believe him. Every detail felt true. His account seemed truly credible, and we all felt he was telling us the real truth.
The old man's story about the phosphorescent algae glowing in the underground river was hard to swallow at first. But the mud caked on his boots, smelling faintly of brine and something otherworldly, made his account seem more credible. You just had to believe him.
The old storyteller's voice trembled as she recounted the battle. Her wide, teary eyes and the raw pain etched on her face made her account entirely credible. We knew, without a doubt, that every word was true.
My dog, a fluffy potato with legs, looked so guilty after eating the whole pizza. His big, sad eyes and droopy ears were so convincing, it was hard not to believe his story about a pizza-stealing squirrel. Honestly, his performance was incredibly credible.
My pet rock, Bartholomew, claimed he saw a squirrel knitting a tiny sweater. It was hard to believe, but Bartholomew's earnest blinking and the single acorn button he presented were surprisingly credible. I'm still not sure about the sweater, though.
The eyewitness’s story, though strange, was incredibly detailed and matched every other clue. After seeing his unwavering gaze and the consistent facts, the detective finally found it credible. He could trust this was the truth.
The old prospector’s weathered hands trembled as he pointed to a faint shimmer in the streambed. "Got a nugget, bigger than my thumb," he rasped, his eyes pleading. We squinted, skeptical. But the raw, unpolished gleam of the ore was undeniably credible; it looked like a fortune.
The old prospector’s story of the shimmering vein of gold deep in the ravine was almost too fantastic to believe, but the glint of desperation in his eyes and the worn pickaxe slung over his shoulder made his tale feel oddly credible. He was clearly starving.
Brenda presented her cat's latest invention: a self-buttering toast rack. Her explanation, though wild, was surprisingly credible, detailing a complex system of levers and strategically placed kibble. We all nodded, picturing Fluffy the feline engineer, somehow making toast a little easier, one purr-fect slice at a time.
My uncle Barry's claim that he invented the spork after wrestling a sentient badger for a single, perfectly ripe avocado wasn't exactly credible. The badger, apparently, was a master of disguise and Barry's only witness was a one-eyed squirrel who only spoke in interpretive dance.
He presented a detailed timeline and provided witness statements. With such compelling evidence, his account of the incident was entirely credible. We had no choice but to believe him.
The old prospector's tale of finding a vein of pure electrum deep in the abandoned shafts seemed impossible, but the glint in his eye, the calloused hands, and the sheer conviction in his voice made his story undeniably credible. He spoke of fortune, but his weariness told a different story.
The hushed crowd waited, their faces etched with anticipation. When the chief engineer finally spoke, her explanation of the complex atmospheric regulator's malfunction was so clear and grounded in observable data, every engineer in the room found her assessment entirely credible.
Barnaby, convinced his pet hamster could predict the stock market, presented a complex chart of sunflower seed consumption. The hushed investors found his earnest, albeit ridiculous, explanation surprisingly credible, their faith wavering only when the hamster gnawed through the projector cable.
My pet dung beetle, Bartholomew, insisted he’d seen a unicorn. I initially dismissed his tale, as Bartholomew’s pronouncements on the fantastical were rarely credible. However, he produced a glitter-laden hoof print, undeniably convincing evidence that my skepticism was perhaps misplaced.
The detective's meticulously documented account of the heist felt utterly credible. Every detail, from the specific time of entry to the unusual modus operandi, painted a convincing picture. Faced with such irrefutable evidence, the jury had no choice but to believe his testimony.
The forensic anthropologist presented his findings on the ancient skeletal remains. His meticulous analysis, referencing obscure paleopathology journals and exhibiting a sophisticated understanding of diachronic disease vectors, made his conclusions about the individual's cause of death entirely credible. Witnesses felt assured, swayed by his unwavering, evidence-based narrative.
The forensics report, detailing the arcane composition of the xenolinguist's disintegrated spectroscope, offered a startlingly credible explanation for the gravitational anomaly. Her colleagues, initially skeptical of her fantastical theories regarding sentient nebulae, now saw the irrefutable data and felt a prickle of unease.
Bartholomew, a notoriously garrulous raconteur, presented his latest alibi for arriving late to the soirée: he'd been waylaid by a phalanx of sentient garden gnomes demanding to discuss existentialism. While his narrative was undeniably audacious, his florid prose and earnest gesticulations rendered it surprisingly credible, at least to the inebriated assembly.
Professor Quibble's pronouncements on the migratory patterns of sentient cheese curds were, to say the least, unconvincing. His elaborate diagrams, featuring tiny, beret-wearing fromage embarking on perilous transatlantic voyages, lacked any truly credible evidence, rendering his lectures more akin to absurdist performance art than scientific discourse, much to the consternation of his sabbatical committee.
Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.