"not having an appearance of truth or credibility," 1670s, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + plausible. Earlier it meant "not worthy of applause" (c. 1600). Related: Implausibly.
gave the teacher an implausible excuse
implacability
implacable
implant
implantation
implausibility
implausible
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implete
impletion
implex
implicate