credible

believable or worthy of trust

Roots

-able / -ible: able to be, fit to be, or worthy of
cred: believe or trust

Other words with the cred root

credence: belief or acceptance that something is true
credit: trust given or belief in value
credulous: too ready to believe
discredit: to damage trust in someone or something
incredulous: unwilling or unable to believe
miscreant: villainous person or wrongdoer

Credible means belief-worthy: the claim has enough structure to deserve trust.

A credible study cites its data instead of asking for blind faith.

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