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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This match had a creditable attendance of 46,275, largely made up of passionate Palmeiras fans and while the lower rings appeared close to full, supporters were scattered across three tiers which does not make for the best atmosphere.
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 June 2025
The fact that his creditable figures were isolated is why Ipswich went down.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
One of the few creditable performances in Times Square came from Levale Whittington, a twenty-five-year-old from Chicago who arrived with an inauspicious record: one win, two losses, one draw.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 May 2025
Stagnaro, who created and directed the series and was one of five writers, has done a very creditable job.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 June 2025
The fact that his creditable figures were isolated is why Ipswich went down.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
One of the few creditable performances in Times Square came from Levale Whittington, a twenty-five-year-old from Chicago who arrived with an inauspicious record: one win, two losses, one draw.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 May 2025
Stagnaro, who created and directed the series and was one of five writers, has done a very creditable job.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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“Creditable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creditable. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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