creditable

When you present reasons why you believe in something, you argue for it. For example, writing an editorial to your local newspaper is a great way to argue for the creation of a dog park in your town.

to tell what will happen in advance

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creditable (ˈkrɛdɪtəb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	deserving credit, honour, etc; praiseworthy
2.	obsolete credible

'creditableness

—n

credita'bility

—n

'creditably

—*adv*

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Example sentences

He wrote also a variety of other articles highly creditable to his talents and

character, among them a few pieces of poetry.

One part of this notice will inform policyholders whether their drug coverage

is or is not creditable coverage.

For its simplicity and effectiveness, this theorem is definitely a creditable

achievement of modern economics.

Such actions are not creditable in our own interests, but highly so in those of

our friends.

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Related Words

accredit honorable proud

rationalize slate unworthy

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"We might all place ourselves in one of two ranks—the women who do something, and the women who do nothing; the first being of course the only creditable place to occupy."

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