Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.

Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion.

Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker.

apparently reasonable and valid

likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"

within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story"

appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"; "a plausible story"