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implausible

/ɪmˈplɔzɪbəl/ /ɪmˈplɑzɪbəl/

Meanings
adjective
Not plausible; unlikely; dubious.

Examples :

"His claim that he finished the marathon in under an hour was implausible. "
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Related Words

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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

Illustration dubious

dubious adjective

/ˈdjuːbi.əs/ /ˈdu.bi.əs/

(of a statement) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.

"After he made some dubious claims about the company, fewer people trusted him."

Illustration plausible

plausible adjective

/ˈplɔːz.ə.bəl/

Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely

"a plausible excuse"

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Illustration marathon

marathon noun

/ˈmæɹəθən/ /ˈmæɹəˌθɑn/

A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) road race.

"My uncle ran in the city marathon last weekend. "

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his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

Illustration claim

claim noun

/kleɪm/

A demand of ownership made for something.

"a claim of ownership"

Illustration finished

finished verb

/ˈfɪnɪʃt/

To complete (something).

"Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!"

Illustration hour

hour noun

/ˈaʊɚ/ /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/

A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.

"I spent an hour at lunch."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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unlikely noun

/ʌnˈlaɪkli/

Something or somebody considered unlikely.

"Winning the lottery is an unlikely prize for most people. "

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under adjective

/ˈʊndə/ /ˈʌndə(ɹ)/ /ˈʌndɚ/

Being lower; being beneath something.

"The under-the-counter storage bin kept the extra supplies hidden. "