ACCREDITING Synonyms: 169 Similar and Opposite Words

accrediting

verb

present participle of accredit

as in ascribing

to explain (something) as being the result of something else accredits his good choice of movies to reading a reviewer who seldom steers him wrong

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as in enabling

to give official or legal power to took a course that accredited her to teach first aid

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as in praising

to declare enthusiastic approval of generally accredited as the finest American dramatist of the postwar generation

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as in approving

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory thus far the board has refused to accredit the school

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Recent Examples of accrediting Though framed as a request for information, Levine’s letter signals that Florida’s campaign against accrediting bodies — once focused on general university oversight — is expanding into medicine, one of the most tightly regulated sectors of higher education. —

Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026 Some Republican states are pushing to reduce the American Bar Association’s long domination in accrediting law schools. —

Ella Lee, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2026 The bill provides a new definition of an accrediting agency. —

Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026 Feisel also was involved with ABET, the organization responsible for accrediting engineering programs. —

Amanda Davis, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2025 But a school can’t go a decade without checking in with the accrediting body, which is why there are other reports, including an interim report midway through the cycle. —

Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Dec. 2025 Neither the accrediting agency nor the university specified which specific financial issues led to the probation. —

Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025 The school’s last review by the accrediting body was a decade prior, in 2015. —

Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025 Mattson has previously said the museum is working toward ending its probationary status with the national accrediting organization. —

Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025

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Wednesday’s verdict in Los Angeles on the ninth day of jury deliberations shows the difficulty of ascribing how much social media is to blame for youths suffering varying degrees of distress.

— Bloomberg, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
The actress is cautious in ascribing too much power to her position.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025