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Creditable synonyms

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decent
Suitable; fitting:
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  1. Suitable; fitting:
  2. Reasonably good; adequate
  3. (--- Informal) Properly or modestly dressed:
honorable
Possessing and characterized by honor:
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  1. Possessing and characterized by honor:
  2. Having or showing a sense of right and wrong; characterized by honesty and integrity; upright
  3. Consistent with honor or good name:
praiseworthy
Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
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  1. Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
  2. Meriting praise; highly commendable.
  3. Worthy of praise; laudable; commendable
estimable
Deserving of esteem; admirable:
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  1. Deserving of esteem; admirable:
  2. Worthy of esteem; admirable.
  3. Possible to estimate:
admirable
Deserving admiration.
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  1. Deserving admiration.
  2. Inspiring or deserving admiration or praise; excellent; splendid
deserving
Worthy, as of reward, praise, or aid.
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  1. Worthy, as of reward, praise, or aid.
  2. Worthy of reward or praise; meritorious
  3. Meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)
estimable
(Archaic) Valuable.
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  1. (Archaic) Valuable.
  2. Worthy of esteem; deserving to be respected or valued
  3. Worthy of esteem; admirable.
exemplary
Serving as a sample, instance, type, etc.; illustrative
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  1. Serving as a sample, instance, type, etc.; illustrative
  2. Worthy of imitation; commendable:
  3. Serving as a model or example; worth imitating
honorable
Distinguished; illustrious:
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  1. Distinguished; illustrious:
  2. Consistent with honor or good name:
  3. Worthy of being honored
laudable
Deserving commendation; praiseworthy.
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  1. Deserving commendation; praiseworthy.
  2. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
  3. Worthy of being lauded
meritorious
Having merit; deserving reward, praise, etc.
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  1. Having merit; deserving reward, praise, etc.
praiseworthy
Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
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  1. Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
  2. Meriting praise; highly commendable.
  3. Worthy of praise; laudable; commendable
reputable
Regarded as proper usage; standard
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  1. Regarded as proper usage; standard
  2. Having a good reputation; honourable.
respectable
Conforming to socially acceptable behavior, attitudes, taste, etc.; proper; correct
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  1. Conforming to socially acceptable behavior, attitudes, taste, etc.; proper; correct
  2. Of moderately good quality:
  3. Worthy of respect or esteem; estimable
worthy
Honorable; admirable:
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  1. Honorable; admirable:
  2. Having enough worth or merit (for someone or something specified); meriting
  3. Having sufficient worth; deserving:
believable
Capable of eliciting belief or trust.
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  1. Capable of eliciting belief or trust.
  2. Capable of being believed; credible.
colorable
That which appears plausible or reflective of reality, but is deceptive, intended to conceal, does not correspond with reality, or is not authentic or valid. That which appears plausible or reflective of reality, but is deceptive, intended to conceal, does not correspond with reality, or is not authentic or valid.
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  1. That which appears plausible or reflective of reality, but is deceptive, intended to conceal, does not correspond with reality, or is not authentic or valid. That which appears plausible or reflective of reality, but is deceptive, intended to conceal, does not correspond with reality, or is not authentic or valid.
  2. Seemingly genuine or legally valid:
  3. Apparently valid, but actually specious
credible
Considered capable of achieving a goal:
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  1. Considered capable of achieving a goal:
  2. That can be believed; believable; reliable
  3. Capable of being believed; believable or plausible:
plausible
Seemingly true, acceptable, etc.
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  1. Seemingly true, acceptable, etc.
  2. Seemingly honest, trustworthy, etc.
  3. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible:
Find another word for creditable. In this page you can discover 28 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for creditable, like: decent, honorable, praiseworthy, estimable, excellent, respectable, worthy, admirable, commendable, deserving and estimable.

Sentence Examples

  • opened a fresh and more creditable chapter in Bonner's career.

  • At the end of October 1785 he closed a scholastic career which had been creditable but not brilliant.

  • John's struggle against the barons and Prince Louis (1216), afterwards King Louis VIII., was the most creditable episode of his career.

  • If there had been no fighting daring these autumn months worthy of mention, much creditable work had been carried out by the invaders in respect to developing communications and to improving jetties and landing-places, especially at Suvla.

  • In 1886 he was elected mayor of New York City, his nomination having been forced upon the Democratic Party by the strength of the other nominees, Henry George and Theodore Roosevelt; his administration (1887-1888) was thoroughly efficient and creditable, but he broke with Tammany, was not renominated, ran independently for re-election, and was defeated.

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