creditability
- noun
- /ˌkrɛdɪtəˈbɪlɪti/
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credibilidad
- The lawyer argued that the witness's creditability was beyond question.
Examples
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Doubts about the company's creditability led investors to withdraw their support.
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The journalist's creditability made her reports highly respected by the public.
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Her creditability as a journalist is widely recognized.
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The company's creditability has improved significantly over the years.
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Doubts about the company's creditability led investors to withdraw their support.
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The journalist's creditability made her reports highly respected by the public.
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The lawyer argued that the witness's creditability was beyond question.
Synonyms
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4.0
Trust from other people who believe what you say
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4.8
A quality that shows something is real and believable to people
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7.6
Being honest and not telling lies
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3.7
How much something seems true or real to people
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4.0
The state of being real and sincere
How much you can rely on someone or something
Being truthful and fair in what you say and do
Willingness to believe that other people are honest and reliable
Antonyms
How Credible
Surface Forms
Morphology
creditability = creditable (semi-transparent) = credit + able + ity
The word is built transparently from creditable plus -ity, but the sense 'believable or trustworthy' is a somewhat shifted abstract use of the adjective.
Etymology
The word creditability comes from the Latin verb credere 'to believe' and is the same root as credit and credible. So, creditability means how much someone or something can be believed or trusted.