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creditable

American  
[kred-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈkrɛd ɪ tə bəl /

adjective

  1. bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.

    Synonyms:
    honorable, estimable, meritorious, praiseworthy
creditable British  
/ ˈkrɛdɪtəbəl /

adjective

  1. deserving credit, honour, etc; praiseworthy

  2. obsolete credible

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Other Word Forms

  • creditability noun
  • creditableness noun
  • creditably adverb
  • noncreditable adjective
  • noncreditableness noun
  • noncreditably adverb
  • uncreditable adjective
  • uncreditableness noun
  • uncreditably adverb

Etymology

Origin of creditable

First recorded in 1520–30; credit + -able

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Though the ratio isn’t a perfect predictor of the stock market’s subsequent 12-month return, it has done a creditable job since 2014.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Though the ratio isn’t a perfect predictor of the stock market’s subsequent 12-month return, it has done a creditable job since 2014.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Bottom side Real Oviedo earned a creditable 1-1 draw at home against Real Betis and sit five points from safety.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Although Zimbabwe are improving – they have just earned a creditable 1-1 series draw in Bangladesh – England will be overwhelming favourites to win the four-day Test when it begins on 22 May.

From BBC • May 1, 2025

Everything I was that was creditable, he had made me.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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