credibility

Noun

Meaning

The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

believability authority reputation trust confidence reliability integrity authenticity legitimacy credence validity veracity credibleness truthfulness dependability
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Antonyms

incredibility fact corruption lie fake deception
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Hypernyms

quality

Hyponyms

authenticity legitimacy rigor plausibility validity rigour

Phrases with the word

credibility of numbers lack of credibility

Examples

Inconsistency on the part of pastors and the faithful between what they say and what they do, between word and manner of life, is undermining the Church's credibility. Pope Francis

Indian film awards lack credibility. Aamir Khan

For every credibility gap there is a gullibility gap. Richard Cobden

How the hell do I know what I find incredible? Credibility is an expanding field... Sheer disbelief hardly registers on the face before the head is nodding with all the wisdom of instant hindsight. Tom Stoppard

In the end, you make your reputation and you have your success based upon credibility and being able to provide people who are really hungry for information what they want. Brit Hume

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that right away, and it would destroy my credibility. Leonard Maltin

Close letter words and terms

credently credenza Credeur credibility gap credibility of numbers credible