credibleness
Worthy of belief
The quality of being believable or worthy of trust.
Credibleness is a rarely used alternative to credibility: The witness's credibleness was called into question.
Most writers prefer credibility, which sounds more natural in contemporary English.
Quality of being sound
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- proofDemonstration of truth
- substantiationProof of truth
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
justification · rationale · logic · coherence · consistency · foundation · grounds · basis
Moral soundness and consistency
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
reliability · uprightness · conscientiousness · steadfastness · responsibility · honor · probity · reputation
Able to persuade
- persuasiveAble to convince others
- plausibleAppearing worthy of belief
- conceivableAble to be imagined
- imaginableCapable of being conceived
tenable · acceptable · reasonable · logical · coherent · compelling · believable · probable
Truly what it claims
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- bona fideAuthentic and sincere
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
documented · verifiable · authoritative · sourced · substantiated · corroborated · validated · confirmed
validity
Quality of being sound
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- proofDemonstration of truth
- substantiationProof of truth
corroboration · justification · rationale · logic · coherence · consistency · foundation · grounds · basis · defensibility
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
truthfulness · reliability · uprightness · conscientiousness · steadfastness · responsibility · honor · probity · reputation · character
convincing
Able to persuade
- persuasiveAble to convince others
- plausibleAppearing worthy of belief
- conceivableAble to be imagined
imaginable · tenable · acceptable · reasonable · logical · coherent · compelling · believable · probable · likely
genuine
Truly what it claims
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- bona fideAuthentic and sincere
certified · documented · verifiable · authoritative · sourced · substantiated · corroborated · validated · confirmed · attested
crediblenessincredibility
Quality beyond belief
unbelievability · implausibility · dubiousness · unbelievableness · improbability
credit, incredible, creed, credible, credibility, discredit, incredibly, credence, incredulous