implausibility
Hard to believe
Implausibility is the quality of being difficult to believe or unlikely to be true.
A story's implausibility makes it unconvincing: The implausibility of his alibi raised suspicions.
The word often appears in criticism of fiction when plot elements strain credibility: Critics noted the implausibility of the happy ending.
Quality of being doubtful
- unlikelihoodState of being improbable
- impossibilityState of being unachievable
- long oddsUnfavorable probability ratio
- slim chanceLow probability outcome
statistical anomaly · outlier · coincidence · fluke · chance · randomness · against all odds · miracle
Tolerating fiction's implausibilities
- plot holeLogical flaw in narrative
- deus ex machinaUnlikely last-minute story rescue
- unreliable narratorStoryteller whose credibility wavers
- contrivanceClever invention or scheme
MacGuffin · handwave · retcon · genre convention · artistic license · magical realism · tall tale · yarn
Completely contrary to reason
- ridiculousInviting scorn through absurdity
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
- far-fetchedUnconvincingly unlikely or strained
unbelievable · inconceivable · fantastical · outrageous · bizarre · surreal · nonsensical · laughable
Disposition toward doubt
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
suspicion · distrust · scrutiny · debunking · disputation · challenge · rejection · dismissal
improbability
Quality of being doubtful
- unlikelihoodState of being improbable
- impossibilityState of being unachievable
- long oddsUnfavorable probability ratio
slim chance · statistical anomaly · outlier · coincidence · fluke · chance · randomness · against all odds · miracle · snowball's chance
suspension of disbelief
Tolerating fiction's implausibilities
- plot holeLogical flaw in narrative
- deus ex machinaUnlikely last-minute story rescue
- unreliable narratorStoryteller whose credibility wavers
contrivance · MacGuffin · handwave · retcon · genre convention · artistic license · magical realism · tall tale · yarn · fish story
preposterous
Completely contrary to reason
- ridiculousInviting scorn through absurdity
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
far-fetched · unbelievable · inconceivable · fantastical · outrageous · bizarre · surreal · nonsensical · laughable · farcical
skepticism
Disposition toward doubt
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
uncertainty · suspicion · distrust · scrutiny · debunking · disputation · challenge · rejection · dismissal · refutation
- writing flawstypos, spelling errors, plot hole, plot holes, cliche
- nonsensenonsense, absurd, gibberish, gobbledegook, gobbledygook
- logicpremise, premises, conclusion, conclusions, inference
implausibilityplausibility
Seeming likely true
credibility · believability · plausibleness · convincingness · verisimilitude
implausibilitylikelihood
Chance something will occur
probability · likeliness · feasibility · possibility · chance
incredible, applause, applaud, plausible, implausible, plausibility, plausibly, implausibly, plausibleness