Synonyms of crediting

crediting

verb

present participle of credit

1

as in attributing

to explain (something) as being the result of something else

has to credit his success in picking winning lottery numbers to pure luck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attributing
• ascribing
• imputing
• blaming
• linking
• referring
• accrediting
• laying
• assigning
• connecting
• attaching
• putting down
• chalking up
• charging
• pinning (on)
• imputing (to)
• associating
• fathering (on)

2

as in believing

to regard as right or true

I simply cannot credit that story about the boy who was supposedly raised by wolves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believing
• taking
• accepting
• understanding
• trusting
• buying
• swallowing
• accounting
• assuming
• presuming
• accrediting
• setting store on
• inferring
• deducing
• supposing
• setting store by
• concluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejecting
• discrediting
• disbelieving
• questioning
• doubting
• suspecting
• distrusting
• disputing
• mistrusting
• challenging
• misdoubting