Related Searches
Nearby Words
Synonyms

creditable

 [kred-i-tuh-buhl]   Example Sentences

cred·it·a·ble

   [kred-i-tuh-buhl]
adjective
bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.
Origin:
1520–30; credit + -able

Related forms
cred·it·a·ble·ness, cred·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
cred·it·a·bly, adverb
non·cred·it·a·ble, adjective
non·cred·it·a·ble·ness, noun
non·cred·it·a·b·ly, adverb
EXPAND
un·cred·it·a·ble, adjective
un·cred·it·a·ble·ness, noun
un·cred·it·a·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

Can be confused: credible, creditable, credulous.

Synonyms
praiseworthy, meritorious, estimable, honorable.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To creditable

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Creditable is a TOEFL word you need to know.
So is concede. Does it mean:
to acknowledge as true
corrupt, wicked or perverted
LEARN MORE TOEFL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Example Sentences
  • It was the seventh which the club has undertaken, and it was entirely creditable to its management.
  • But many less creditable royal interventions have gone underreported and are seldom discussed.
  • Growing up my parents were creditable christian counselors for various situations.
EXPAND
Collins
World English Dictionary
creditable (ˈkrɛdɪtəbəl)
 
—adj
1.  deserving credit, honour, etc; praiseworthy
2.  obsolete credible
 
'creditableness
 
—n
 
credita'bility
 
—n
 
'creditably
 
—adv

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT
How many words do you know? FIND OUT