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 of creditable

• meritorious
• worthy
• excellent
• admirable
• commendable
• impressive
• praiseworthy
• laudable

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

And yet Cape Verde, remarkably, gave them a genuine and creditable scare. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 4 July 2026

And Romesh Ranganathan makes a creditable West End debut as the doctor who lives next door. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 16 Jan. 2026

The Raider does give you a creditable six-speaker system for audio output, comprising two woofers and four tweeters. — Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025

Pittsburgh and Midvale employed the first metallurgical chemists; William Sellers did the first creditable work with tool steel; the first chemical-dye factory opened. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 14 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for creditable

• discreditable
• editable

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