implausible meaning

the word ‘implausible’ means something that is not believable or unlikely to happen.

implausible :

unlikely, unbelievable

Adjective

▪ His story was implausible and hard to believe.

▪ His story was unlikely and hard to accept.

▪ It is implausible that a cat can talk.

▪ It is unbelievable that a cat can speak.

paraphrasing

▪ unbelievable – not able to be believed

▪ improbable – not likely to happen

implausible

Pronunciation

implausible [ɪmˈplɔː.zə.bəl]

The stress is on 'plau' and sounds like 'im-plaw-zuh-buhl'.

Common phrases and grammar about implausible

implausible - Common meaning

Adjective
unlikely, unbelievable

Part of Speech Changes for "implausible"

▪ implausibly (adverb) – in a way that is not believable

▪ implausibleness (noun) – the quality of being implausible

Common Expressions with "implausible"

Important examples of implausible in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, implausible is often used to describe something that cannot happen or is not true.

▪The explanation was implausible and did not make sense.
▪The explanation was unlikely and did not add up.

Example of a confusing word: impossible (not able to occur)

▪The explanation was impossible and did not make sense.
▪The explanation was not able to happen and did not add up.
"Implausible" means "unlikely to be true or occur," often used to describe statements or claims that lack credibility. In "The explanation was implausible," it suggests that the explanation is not believable. "Impossible," however, means "not able to occur or be done," indicating absolute certainty that something cannot happen. While they both suggest improbability, "implausible" is more about believability, whereas "impossible" is about feasibility. Thus, "implausible" is the correct choice when referring to something that seems unlikely or hard to believe.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC grammar questions, implausible is used as an adjective to describe nouns.

▪The plan seems implausible to everyone.
▪The plan seems unlikely to everyone.

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Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

implausible explanation

'an explanation that is hard to believe', used when discussing reasons.

▪His implausible explanation confused everyone.
▪His unbelievable explanation confused everyone.

implausible as it may seem

means 'even if it seems unlikely', used to introduce a surprising idea.

▪Implausible as it may seem, he won the lottery.
▪Even if it seems unlikely, he won the lottery.

Differences between similar words and implausible

implausible

,

unbelievable

differences

Implausible means something is unlikely, while unbelievable means something cannot be accepted as true.

implausible
▪His story was implausible and hard to believe.
▪His story was unlikely and hard to accept.
unbelievable
▪The movie was unbelievable and did not make sense.
▪The movie was too strange to be accepted.

implausible

,

improbable

differences

Implausible describes something that is unlikely to happen, while improbable means it is not likely but still possible.

implausible
▪It is implausible that he can run a marathon without training.
▪It is not likely that he will win without trying.
improbable
▪It is improbable that he will win without trying.
▪It is not likely that he will win without trying.

Words with the same origin as implausible

The origin of implausible

The word 'implausible' comes from Latin roots, where 'in-' means 'not' and 'plausibilis' means 'worthy of applause' or 'believable'.

Word structure

The parts are: 'in' (not), 'plaus' (worthy of applause), and 'ible' (able to), meaning 'not able to be believed'.

Words with the same origin

The root of implausible is plaus (worthy of applause). Words with the same root include plausible (believable) and applause (clapping for someone).

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