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
When credibility becomes a commodity that can be purchased with certainty rather than rented with hope, the entire ecosystem changes.
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Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
In Michigan, scammers increased their credibility by using the real names and ranks of local officers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Israel risked its survival, Iran risked its nuclear program, and the U.S. risked its global credibility in the 12-day war.
—Karen Elliott House, Time, 10 July 2025
Her pivot from pop culture to policy raises questions—about electability, credibility, and whether Georgia voters are ready for a candidate with both a license to drill and a Bravo tagline.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 9 July 2025
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Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
In Michigan, scammers increased their credibility by using the real names and ranks of local officers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Israel risked its survival, Iran risked its nuclear program, and the U.S. risked its global credibility in the 12-day war.
—Karen Elliott House, Time, 10 July 2025
Her pivot from pop culture to policy raises questions—about electability, credibility, and whether Georgia voters are ready for a candidate with both a license to drill and a Bravo tagline.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for credibility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for credibility
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On the contrary, there’s a kind of sincerity to his reverence for beauty, for the erotic as art.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 July 2025
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So the director builds our modern discomfort with sincerity into his interpretation—an approach that meshes with the film’s sunny politics, which are loudly obvious from the jump.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
8 July 2025
Noun
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What are your compliance and reliability requirements?—
Alex Gudilko,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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For reasons including product safety and reliability, battery technology discoveries take years to reach the marketplace.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
7 July 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 July 2025
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Gilbert leaders defended the integrity of the police chief and town attorney and said public allegations of a cover-up in addressing teen violence cases were silly and unfounded.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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And deep learning, with its advanced neural networks, boosts accuracy and predictive power across financial processes.—
Gananath Misra,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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That gives a moderate accuracy boost when throwing the ball before the receivers make the cut.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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There are several scenarios with various degrees of plausibility.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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At least some of these political stances are in the realm of plausibility at a time when their conservative allies control all levers of power in Washington and many have embraced aspects of a Christian nationalist agenda.—
Peter Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025
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“Credibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credibility. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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