Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

believably

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: be-liev-ably
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a believable way.

adv

Used to express the speaker's assessment of the credibility of a reported statement.

Example Sentences

"He acted the part believably."
"Believably, Mikey said John pushed him first."

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English bilevable English believable Middle English -ly English -ly English believably From believable + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more believably (comparative) most believably (superlative)

Synonyms

credibly plausibly probably

Antonyms

unbelievably

Questions

What does believably mean?: In a believable way.
Where does believably come from?: Etymology tree Middle English bilevable English believable Middle English -ly English -ly English believably From believable + -ly.

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