creditable

cred·it·able | \ ˈkre-di-tə-bəl

How to pronounce creditable (audio)

\

Definition of creditable

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

Other Words from creditable Synonyms & Antonyms More Example Sentences Learn More about creditable

Keep scrolling for more

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 Fortunately, there’s an 85°C bakery in the Diamond Jamboree mall with two kinds of very creditable egg tarts. — Daily Pilot, "Review: At Tim Ho Wan Irvine, commuter dim sum from the Hong Kong Michelin-starred specialist," 6 Sep. 2019 Still, Milk’s photographic legacy is creditable, and, in light of his murder, haunting. — Arthur Lubow, New York Times, "In Chicago, Overlooked Achievements by L.G.B.T.Q. Artists," 2 Aug. 2019 Since Mugello, Petrucci has managed a podium at the Catalan GP as well as a creditable 4th in Germany -- both ahead of his teammate. — Jonathan Hawkins, CNN, "MotoGP: Ducati mind games forge unusual bond," 2 Aug. 2019 Newcastle United are reportedly on the verge of signing Turkey midfielder Oğuzhan Özyakup from Besiktas, as manager Rafael Benitez seeks to reinforce his squad and improve on last season's creditable tenth place in the Premier League. — SI.com, "Newcastle United Reportedly Close to Signing Turkish International and Besiktas Star," 11 June 2018 Elected to the Senate in 1992, Mrs. Feinstein has produced a creditable career. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, "What Democrats Have Become," 19 Sep. 2018 Ty alerted the lifeguard, who after questioning him and finding his story to be creditable, reacted and saved the young man’s life. — Naperville Sun, "Letters to the Editor: Time for moderate views to take center stage, too many anti-Trump opinions in paper, more," 6 July 2018 There, employees can apply unused sick time to creditable service for the purpose of calculating pension payouts. — BostonGlobe.com, "Should Massachusetts cap sick time for state workers?," 29 June 2018 For there to be an admirable winner, there must also be creditable losers. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, "In Formula 1, you have to be amazing just to be average," 26 June 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'creditable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about creditable

Dictionary Entries near creditable

Statistics for creditable

Last Updated

24 Sep 2019

Time Traveler for creditable

The first known use of creditable was in 1594

See more words from the same year

Keep scrolling for more

Keep scrolling for more

WORD OF THE DAY

carouse

to engage in dissolute behavior

Test Your Vocabulary

Pass the Little Ribbons: A Pasta Word Quiz

Match the pasta to its meaning in English: Rotelle

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.