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

Entering the bye, ESPN ranked him tied for first (with the Giants’ Abdul Carter) in pass rush win rate, at 36%, crediting him with 20 wins on 55 pass rushes. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 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

So So Def hitmaker’s death on Instagram, crediting Seal as the co-creator of the label’s iconic sound. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Two years later, John and Patsy were exonerated by then-Boulder County District Attorney Mary Lacy, crediting DNA evidence that was not previously available. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2026