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Definition of creditable in English: creditableadjective ˈkrɛdɪtəb(ə)lˈkrɛdədəb(ə)l (of a performance, effort, or action) deserving public acknowledgement and praise but not necessarily outstanding or successful. （表现、努力或行为）（虽不出色或成功，但）值得称道的，值得赞扬的 a very creditable 2–4 defeat 一场虽以2比4败阵但值得表扬的比赛。 Example sentencesExamples - The film is a creditable effort to tell an African story from the point of view of an African.
- The country and the citizen will give credit to the government for what are clearly creditable attainments.
- The club did the county proud by coming a creditable third.
- The club finished a very creditable fifth out of eleven teams and narrowly failed to qualify for the finals.
- However, Amy still made the final and came a very creditable fourth.
- This was an especially creditable effort because his two previous wins had been over longer distances.
- All these initiatives are praiseworthy and creditable to the new and youthful management team.
- Given the current state of the advertising market, this seems a creditable performance.
- It just kind of seeps out with things that are said in passing, as if there were no other possible view, let alone a creditable one.
- She makes a creditable effort at interpreting the manifest and manifold mysteries of her subject's motivations.
- There was an explanation - not creditable, but rational - for the disappearances.
- The pairs enjoyed a mixed bag of results, with three wins and creditable performances in their close losses.
- There are four very creditable designs (particularly as it's their first show).
- It was smoothly run and the Japanese, in particular, made a creditable on-field contribution.
- After some days of heavy rains, the conditions were not ideal but both sides put in creditable performances.
- She then received patriarchal permission to pursue kinship with offspring of creditable lineage!
- We also express our gratitude to the media who were quickly on the scene and gave creditable coverage of the calamity.
- After each labor he would come home tired, but feeling that he had done a creditable day's work.
- Racing against some of the best horses in the world, he once again ran a cracker to finish a very creditable fifth.
- The police have made good progress recently in the battle against crime. They are doing a creditable job.
Synonyms commendable, praiseworthy, laudable, admirable, honourable, estimable, meritorious, exceptional, exemplary, noteworthy, notable, worthy, up to the mark, deserving, respectable, reputable, sterling good, fine, excellent, outstanding, first-rate, first-class worthy of commendation, worthy of admiration informal A1, wicked, super, splendiferous, top-notch, fab, ace, tip-top British informal smashing, brill, champion, grand North American informal bully Australian/New Zealand informal beaut British informal top-hole rare applaudable
UsageOn the difference between creditable and credible, see credible Derivativesnoun krɛdɪtəˈbɪlɪti The failure will seriously erode the nation's image in the international community and severely lower its external creditability. Example sentencesExamples - The creditability of all Gardaí is being undermined by the delays in investigating the few highly publicised cases.
- This is necessary in order to make the system acceptable to all and to ensure its creditability from the start.
- He argued against the use of supplementary statements with different valuation methods because that would confuse users and reduce the creditability of all reported information.
- The problem is creditability and not technique.
adverb And her pastor, probably quite creditably, is trying to give her a way to do that. Example sentencesExamples - This man did not burn out and by all accounts performed his duties creditably.
- Yet their parent population in the Netherlands performs perfectly creditably.
- Although they did not win many medals, they performed creditably, and made their presence felt.
- Without resorting to finger gimmicks and word power, he acquits himself creditably, especially in the high-strung, emotional scenes.
Definition of creditable in US English: creditableadjectiveˈkrɛdədəb(ə)lˈkredədəb(ə)l (of a performance, effort, or action) deserving public acknowledgment and praise but not necessarily outstanding or successful. （表现、努力或行为）（虽不出色或成功，但）值得称道的，值得赞扬的 a very creditable 2–4 defeat 一场虽以2比4败阵但值得表扬的比赛。 Example sentencesExamples - There was an explanation - not creditable, but rational - for the disappearances.
- After each labor he would come home tired, but feeling that he had done a creditable day's work.
- After some days of heavy rains, the conditions were not ideal but both sides put in creditable performances.
- She makes a creditable effort at interpreting the manifest and manifold mysteries of her subject's motivations.
- It was smoothly run and the Japanese, in particular, made a creditable on-field contribution.
- There are four very creditable designs (particularly as it's their first show).
- The police have made good progress recently in the battle against crime. They are doing a creditable job.
- All these initiatives are praiseworthy and creditable to the new and youthful management team.
- It just kind of seeps out with things that are said in passing, as if there were no other possible view, let alone a creditable one.
- The film is a creditable effort to tell an African story from the point of view of an African.
- The club finished a very creditable fifth out of eleven teams and narrowly failed to qualify for the finals.
- However, Amy still made the final and came a very creditable fourth.
- She then received patriarchal permission to pursue kinship with offspring of creditable lineage!
- The country and the citizen will give credit to the government for what are clearly creditable attainments.
- The pairs enjoyed a mixed bag of results, with three wins and creditable performances in their close losses.
- Given the current state of the advertising market, this seems a creditable performance.
- The club did the county proud by coming a creditable third.
- This was an especially creditable effort because his two previous wins had been over longer distances.
- Racing against some of the best horses in the world, he once again ran a cracker to finish a very creditable fifth.
- We also express our gratitude to the media who were quickly on the scene and gave creditable coverage of the calamity.
Synonyms commendable, praiseworthy, laudable, admirable, honourable, estimable, meritorious, exceptional, exemplary, noteworthy, notable, worthy, up to the mark, deserving, respectable, reputable, sterling
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