creditability
Capacity for trust
Creditability is a nonstandard form of credibility, the quality of being believable or trustworthy.
The word likely arises from confusion between credible and creditable, which have distinct meanings—credible means believable, while creditable means deserving praise or credit.
Most style guides consider creditability an error; use credibility instead.
Moral soundness and consistency
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
authenticity · transparency · accountability · consistency · faithfulness · loyalty · uprightness · truthfulness
Appearing worthy of belief
- convincingAble to persuade
- believableAble to convince
- authenticVerified as original
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
valid · sound · reasonable · coherent · tenable · persuasive · feasible · probable
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
sincerity · authenticity · transparency · accountability · consistency · faithfulness · loyalty · uprightness · truthfulness · probity
plausible
Appearing worthy of belief
- convincingAble to persuade
- believableAble to convince
- authenticVerified as original
legitimate · valid · sound · reasonable · coherent · tenable · persuasive · feasible · probable · likely
esteem
Favorable opinion of worth
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- standingPosition, physical or social
- respectabilityMoral and social worthiness
repute · status · stature · recognition · regard · honor · authority · influence · eminence · renown
creditabilityincredibility
Quality beyond belief
unbelievability · implausibility · dubiousness · suspicion · doubtfulness
creditabilityuntrustworthiness
Being unreliable or deceitful
unreliability · dishonesty · deceitfulness · duplicity · fraudulence
credit, incredible, credible, credibility, discredit, credentials, credits, credited, credence