Synonyms of crediting

crediting

verb

present participle of credit

1

as in attributing

to explain (something) as being the result of something else

has to credit his success in picking winning lottery numbers to pure luck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attributing
• ascribing
• imputing
• blaming
• linking
• referring
• accrediting
• laying
• assigning
• connecting
• attaching
• putting down
• chalking up
• charging
• pinning (on)
• imputing (to)
• associating
• fathering (on)

2

as in believing

to regard as right or true

I simply cannot credit that story about the boy who was supposedly raised by wolves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believing
• taking
• accepting
• understanding
• trusting
• buying
• swallowing
• accounting
• assuming
• presuming
• accrediting
• inferring
• deducing
• supposing
• setting store by
• concluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejecting
• discrediting
• disbelieving
• questioning
• doubting
• suspecting
• distrusting
• disputing
• mistrusting
• challenging
• misdoubting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crediting

Wilson was more open to choice options like charter schools, crediting voters’ openness to her decisive primary win. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

Talking to the Observer, Barrie mentioned her daughter briefly, crediting her (and Aaron) for her role in Significant Other. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 30 Oct. 2026

In one major operation, more than 100 square miles of territory and 16 settlements have been reclaimed, Ukrainian officials have said, crediting methods like using bomber drones to fly robot vehicles behind enemy lines. — Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Kessler deflected his success, crediting the play of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Chief Bettison said the suspect in that case was taken into custody less than 24 hours after the shooting, crediting community members with helping police identify him. — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

The Democratic National Committee has also sued over the ads, which show numerous images of the president overlaid with quotes from recent speeches demeaning communism while also crediting himself for the largest tax cuts in history. — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2026

Whoever prepared the liner notes for Blue Valentine, however, got the spelling wrong, crediting ‘Da Willie Gonga’ on three tracks on the album. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026

Yaniv Hayun, who works as a plumber, was the passenger who removed the suspect from the cockpit and initially took the plane controls, crediting a TV show for knowing what to do in a flight emergency. — Clark Bentson, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026