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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. having a quality that provokes disbelief;
- Example: "gave the teacher an implausible excuse"

2. highly imaginative but unlikely;
- Example: "a farfetched excuse"
- Example: "an implausible explanation"
[syn: farfetched, implausible]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Implausible \Im*plau"si*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + plausible: cf. F. implausible.] Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed. "Implausible harangues." --Swift. -- Im*plau"si*ble*ness, n. -- Im*plau"si*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

implausible adj 1: having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse" [ant: plausible] 2: highly imaginative but unlikely; "a farfetched excuse"; "an implausible explanation" [syn: farfetched, implausible]