creditable

adjective

cred·​it·​able ˈkre-di-tə-bəl 

1

: worthy of belief

a creditable report

2

: sufficiently good to bring esteem or praise

a creditable performance

3

: worthy of commercial credit

4

: capable of being assigned

creditability

ˌkre-di-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

creditableness

ˈkre-di-tə-bəl-nəs 

noun

creditably

ˈkre-di-tə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms

• admirable
• applaudable
• commendable
• estimable
• laudable
• meritorious
• praiseworthy

Examples of creditable in a Sentence

a creditable effort, even if it didn't succeed completely

let's look for a scientifically creditable explanation before going off into the realm of the supernatural

Recent Examples on the Web

Rasmussen Reports used to be a fairly creditable and credible political polling organization, good enough to be included among the pollsters relied on by services such as FiveThirtyEight to give a broad-spectrum gauge of voter sentiment in the run-up to state and federal elections. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024

The first musical performance of the evening was offered by Vivant, a band of young boys that includes Homme’s son Ryder on drums, doing creditable covers of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. —Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024

Its ten-year earnings growth rate is a highly creditable 23%. —John Dorfman, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024

Liverpool lost ground over Christmas and New Year, a couple of creditable draws and a dispiriting defeat against a weakened Leicester City casting Klopp’s team adrift. —New York Times, 14 Jan. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

creditable

adjective

cred·​it·​able ˈkred-ət-ə-bəl 

: good enough to deserve praise

creditability

ˌkred-ət-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

creditably

ˈkred-ət-ə-blē 

adverb