Authentic vs. Credible — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Authentic and Credible
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Authentic
Of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine
The letter is now accepted as an authentic document
Credible
Able to be believed; convincing
A credible witness
Few people found his story credible
Authentic
(of a church mode) containing notes between the final (the principal note) and the note an octave higher.
Credible
Capable of being believed; believable or plausible
A credible witness.
A credible explanation.
Authentic
Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief
An authentic account by an eyewitness.
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Credible
Considered capable of achieving a goal
The party must nominate a credible candidate for governor.
Authentic
Being so in fact; not fraudulent or counterfeit
An authentic medieval sword.
Credible
Being of sufficient military capability to deter an attack or carry out an operation successfully
Credible military force.
Authentic
(Law) Executed in a manner so as to produce legal effectiveness
An authentic deed.
Credible
Believable or plausible.
Think up a credible excuse
Credible alibi
Authentic
Of, relating to, or being a medieval mode having a range from its final tone to the octave above it.
Credible
Dependable or reliable.
Credible sources
Authentic
Of, relating to, or being a cadence with the dominant chord immediately preceding the tonic chord.
Credible
Authentic or convincing.
'''credible acting
Authentic
(Obsolete) Authoritative.
Credible
Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy.
Things are made credible either by the known condition and quality of the utterer or by the manifest likelihood of truth in themselves.
A very diligent and observing person, and likewise very sober and credible.
Authentic
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.
Credible
Capable of being believed;
Completely credible testimony
Credible information
Authentic
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
The report was completely authentic.
An authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information
Credible
A common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate;
She was not the...credible fool he expected
Authentic
Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
Credible
Appearing to merit belief or acceptance;
A credible witness
A plausible story
Authentic
(obsolete) Authoritative.
Authentic
Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register.
To be avengedOn him who had stole Jove's authentic fire.
Authentic
Authoritative.
Authentic
Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information.
Authentic
Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.
Authentic
Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic.
A genuine book is that which was written by the person whose name it bears, as the author of it. An authentic book is that which relates matters of fact as they really happened. A book may be genuine without being, authentic, and a book may be authentic without being genuine.
Authentic
An original (book or document).
Authentic
Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief;
An authentic account by an eyewitness
Reliable information
Authentic
Not counterfeit or copied;
An authentic signature
A bona fide manuscript
An unquestionable antique
Photographs taken in a veritable bull ring
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