Vocabulary
Plausible
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
possible true, believable or realistic
Urdu meaning
بظاہر معقول / قرین قیاس
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- I doubt if anyone can come up with a plausible set of excuses to account for it.
- Perhaps the Taliban leadership recognises the enduring utility of proxy tools that can pressure adversaries while maintaining plausible deniability.
- Crass power politics, ie, surviving in office by ensuring a popular force (this time around, the PTI) stays out, ends up asa more plausible `why` every single time.
- Another plausible reason for the US and other Western countries to counsel restraint to both states was the fear of the conflict turning into a nuclear confrontation; this would have had disastrous consequences for global peace.
- Prima facie, the Trump administration`s allegations and its frustration with USAID seem plausible.
Synonyms
credible; likely
Antonyms
far fetched,.improbable
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