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
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
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Cunha’s response to being left on the bench after a four-game suspension was creditable.
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Medicare has some formulas to determine whether the coverage is creditable.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The penalty applies when an eligible individual goes 63 days without creditable drug coverage.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
What worked and what didn’t for Vancouver At even strength, frankly, the Canucks got creditable performances from most of their skaters.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Medicare has some formulas to determine whether the coverage is creditable.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The penalty applies when an eligible individual goes 63 days without creditable drug coverage.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
What worked and what didn’t for Vancouver At even strength, frankly, the Canucks got creditable performances from most of their skaters.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Creditable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creditable. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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