as in sincerity
the quality of being believed or accepted as true, real, or honest
The new evidence lends credibility to their theory. The scandal damaged her credibility as an honest politician. They doubted the credibility of the witness's story.
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Recent Examples of credibility
After being avid consumers of luxury brands, the family knew establishing the business in Milan would help give it credibility.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
And now, a land speed record of this stature only adds to Indian’s racing credibility.
—New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2025
Why Investors Are Paying Attention That Astromech could attract $30 million without going public with its product underscores the credibility of its founders.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Screenshots, texts, and photos lend credibility when reporting.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
And now, a land speed record of this stature only adds to Indian’s racing credibility.
—New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2025
Why Investors Are Paying Attention That Astromech could attract $30 million without going public with its product underscores the credibility of its founders.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Screenshots, texts, and photos lend credibility when reporting.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credibility
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The earnestness and sincerity that characterized so much music from the late ’90s were overtaken by the sneering rage of nu metal.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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And yet, Lightfoot’s stubborn purity is surely why listeners recognize his sincerity in memorializing such a tragic event.—
John U. Bacon,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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The two models work together to help robots complete real-world tasks with greater transparency and reliability.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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And over and over, when conversations turned to energy reliability and affordability, the most ready answer across a broad range of sectors was renewables, not fossil fuels — even though emissions and climate change, per se, were mentioned less often than in the past.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Every question written by him, every edit handled with care, every detail rooted in integrity.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
30 Sep. 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Ella McCarthy,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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The results show a significant improvement over previous aerial docking systems, which typically achieved accuracies of six to eight centimeters.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Sayin, who leads the country in completion percentage, completed 23 of 27 passes and showed off his accuracy throughout the night.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Interestingly, that adds to the believability as the animals appear even more real and emotions come across even stronger.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Sep. 2025
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Thus a lot of the narrative believability of the main characters’ dilemmas doesn’t always land.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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What makes cinematic depictions of disaster so compelling — when they’re done right, that is — is the uneasy dance between plausibility and fantasy.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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Its detection suggests such objects may be far more common than previously thought, increasing the plausibility that young stars frequently acquire these alien building blocks.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The judge also questioned the authenticity of Combs’ claims of reform, pointing to his assault of Jane in June 2024.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Skylark’s energy matched Mecca’s vision perfectly, a retreat where global luxury could meet local authenticity without compromise.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Credibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credibility. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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