1
as in humiliating
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 denying
to think not to be true or real
I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted
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as in refuting
to prove to be false
the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited
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Recent Examples of discrediting
Poor data quality can provide wrong models and alerts, discrediting predictive monitoring.
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Hrushikesh Deshmukh, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Johnson released new guidelines for reporting gifts Wednesday after discrediting the investigation.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Find a paper in a journal that says as much and, more important, ignore the countless other articles discrediting the same idea.
—Adam Marcus, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
Almost all of them were accused by Republicans of discrediting reports critical of Hunter Biden.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Renowned Black scholar Thomas Sowell has written volumes discrediting the theory.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
By 1997, when 84 countries signed the Kyoto Protocol to curb global greenhouse gas emissions, the oil industry had built an effective apparatus for actively discrediting climate science and opposing policies and actions that could help slow climate change.
—Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
Foster risks discrediting the case worth making for such a bridge—one that sets carbon costs against societal benefits that may include quieter local roads and the survival of a beautiful-things department.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Garvey's case is one that supporters have long claimed was politically motivated and aimed at discrediting his growing popularity among Black Americans amid lynchings and racial violence.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 19 Jan. 2025
Hrushikesh Deshmukh, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Johnson released new guidelines for reporting gifts Wednesday after discrediting the investigation.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Find a paper in a journal that says as much and, more important, ignore the countless other articles discrediting the same idea.
—Adam Marcus, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
Almost all of them were accused by Republicans of discrediting reports critical of Hunter Biden.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Renowned Black scholar Thomas Sowell has written volumes discrediting the theory.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
By 1997, when 84 countries signed the Kyoto Protocol to curb global greenhouse gas emissions, the oil industry had built an effective apparatus for actively discrediting climate science and opposing policies and actions that could help slow climate change.
—Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
Foster risks discrediting the case worth making for such a bridge—one that sets carbon costs against societal benefits that may include quieter local roads and the survival of a beautiful-things department.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Garvey's case is one that supporters have long claimed was politically motivated and aimed at discrediting his growing popularity among Black Americans amid lynchings and racial violence.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 19 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discrediting
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According to Mike White logic, the greatest sin isn’t being a mess but wasting your energy in denying rather than dealing.—
Joe Joyce,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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After first denying the nonprofit’s request for more time, the state agency in January extended the timeline to allow for construction to complete in October 2026.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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Hall ended up refuting his own hypothesis.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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Two people aim to jointly and with intensity deliberate with each other, testing each other, refuting each other at times, and otherwise pursuing an in-depth cross-examining dialogue.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Lawsuits ended up stalling that switch over, negating any savings the city might have had.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Others are diluted with more sweeteners, negating the honey's health benefits.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Travel shaming is on the rise, fueled by concerns about climate change and post-pandemic travel attitudes.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
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Frazier, the woman with the Dubai video, said at first that the shaming comments upset her.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Discrediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discrediting. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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