Select the word closest in meaning to the word: Plausible

Credible

The correct answer is Option (2) → Credible

• Plausible (Adjective) means seeming reasonable or probable.

• Credible (Adjective) means able to be believed; convincing.

Both words relate to the likelihood of something being true or acceptable.

Other Options: 

• Dubious: Hesitating or doubting. This is an antonym (opposite) of plausible.

• Conducive: Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible. (Related, but not the closest synonym.)

• Blatant: (Of an action or bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly. (Unrelated.)