1
as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
attempted to discredit her political opponents by deliberately spreading false rumors
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2
as in denied
to think not to be true or real
I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted
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3
as in refuted
to prove to be false
the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discredited
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In a statement to PEOPLE on Saturday, April 12, Combs' legal team denied the allegations leveled by Manzaro.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025 -
The insurance company denied wrongdoing and has appealed.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
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There are competing stories that the Los Angeles Angels offered Kim a five-year, $28 million guarantee, but Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register has refuted that report.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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The White House, through White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates, refuted many of the claims the Journal made, insisting that Biden would meet often with his Cabinet members and their teams.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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Some former generals involved in martial law decades ago had ended up in prison and been publicly disgraced.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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That until such monsters and secret policemen and fantasists of apartheid, are as abandoned and disgraced as the National Socialists, there will be war.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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This level of support is rare in rape cases, which often see victims disbelieved or vilified.—
Chloe Laws,
Glamour,
19 Dec. 2024
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For a Black woman, being disbelieved so publicly by a white woman politician was an extra layer of fury.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
3 Oct. 2024
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But with everything on the table, future conflict has been more predictable and thus more easily negated.—
Erik Lehmann,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The ensuing corner kick failed to produce another clean look at the goal, and a would-be breakaway in extra time was negated when Jenna Nighswonger was called offsides.—
Kyle Kensing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Discredited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discredited. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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