appearance+of+truth

  • 101specious — spe·cious || spɪːʃəs adj. having the appearance of truth while in actuality being false; deceptively appealing, superficially attractive …

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  • 102speciousness — spe·cious·ness || spɪːʃəsnɪs n. quality of being specious, state of having the appearance of truth while in actuality being false; state of being deceptively appealing …

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  • 103verisimilitude — ver·i·si·mil·i·tude || ‚verɪsɪ mɪlɪtuːd / tju n. that which appears to be true; appearance of truth …

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  • 104probability — n. 1. Likelihood, presumption, appearance of truth, fair chance, favorable chance. 2. Verisimilitude, likeliness, credibleness …

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  • 105verisimilitude — n. Likelihood, probability, appearance of truth …

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  • 106vraisemblance — n. Appearance of truth, verisimilitude, likelihood, probability …

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  • 107make — vb Make, form, shape, fashion, fabricate, manufacture, forge can all mean to cause something to come into being or existence. This is the underlying meaning of make, the most general and the most widely applicable of these terms. Make may imply… …

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  • 108probability — n 1. likelihood, likeliness, liability, law of averages; expectation, outlook, prospect, distinct possibility; appearance of truth, verisimilitude; chance, possibility, mathematical probability, plausibility, aptitude; good chance, eventuality,… …

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  • 109plausible — plau•si•ble [[t]ˈplɔ zə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) having an appearance of truth or reason; credible; believable: a plausible excuse[/ex] 2) well spoken and apparently worthy of confidence: a plausible commentator[/ex] • Etymology: 1535–45; < L… …

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  • 110implausible — /ɪmˈplɔzəbəl / (say im plawzuhbuhl) adjective not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility. –implausibility /ɪmˌplɔzəˈbɪləti/ (say im.plawzuh biluhtee), noun –implausibly, adverb …