CREDIBILITY Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

credibility

noun

Definition of credibility

as in sincerity

the quality of being believed or accepted as true, real, or honest The new evidence lends credibility to their theory. The scandal damaged her credibility as an honest politician. They doubted the credibility of the witness's story.

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Recent Examples of credibility Embedding with the Red Sox and Dodgers, two storied sports institutions, is a logical way for Kalshi to try to gain credibility in its quest to become a normal part of American life. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Retractions can devastate the reputations of researchers and damage the credibility of journals. — Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2026 Fauci thereby caused great harm to the credibility of science because open and free debate is vital for real understanding and progress. — Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 As the back-and-forth accumulates, the credibility of Justice Department lawyers is facing scrutiny. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for credibility

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Noun

The human nervous system recognizes sincerity faster than polish.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Alter denounced Kanter Freedom as a bad-faith actor and questioned the sincerity of his concerns about transgender women in sports.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of sincerity

Noun

Rare earth processing technologies must compete on throughput, operating costs, purity, and reliability.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Freight rates have continued their ascent amid the ongoing delays and schedule reliability concerns compounding other factors like the war in Iran, which has kept fuel costs elevated.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of reliability

Noun

Republican supporters say the bill would improve the integrity of elections, including the requirement to show a photo ID.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Two of the highest-ranking law enforcement officials in California are publicly sparring over the integrity of state elections, trading barbs on social media that highlight the fierce partisan divide on the issue heading into the November midterms.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of integrity

Noun

There is an emphatic truthfulness to the story and the performances that anchor it, which is both refreshing and innovative.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
Some people thought the character was too much, but Danica managed to make her just that without losing the truthfulness, and the ending wouldn’t have worked without that.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026

Definition of truthfulness

Noun

Unilever’s reported forecast-accuracy gain and a faster acquisition screen are operational improvements.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The finding could matter for quantum computers, where lasers are used to manipulate qubits and even tiny changes in their interactions can affect the accuracy of quantum operations.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of accuracy

Noun

Nobody in wrestling matches Punk’s believability, including Owens, but Owens’ top-tier talking has helped to make this an early contender for feud of the year.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Leaning into ecology serves world-building, while trending toward biomechanics aids immediate believability.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

Definition of believability

Noun

The first term may make the second plausible, compatible or even probable, but plausibility is not identity, compatibility is not implication, probability is not necessity, and similarity of appearance is not proof of sameness of nature.

— Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The bottom line for now is that oysters carry compounds with real biological plausibility for supporting testosterone production, particularly in people who are zinc-deficient.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

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