ACCREDITS Synonyms: 169 Similar and Opposite Words

accredits

verb

present tense third-person singular of accredit

as in ascribes

to explain (something) as being the result of something else accredits his good choice of movies to reading a reviewer who seldom steers him wrong

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as in enables

to give official or legal power to took a course that accredited her to teach first aid

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as in applauds

to declare enthusiastic approval of generally accredited as the finest American dramatist of the postwar generation

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as in approves

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory thus far the board has refused to accredit the school

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Recent Examples of accredits Now, after 35 years, Grauer accredits much of the school’s success to Encinitas and the strong sense of community. — Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2026

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One automatically ascribes fraud to results that are often predictable, even routine; the other dismisses legitimate concerns as conspiracy theories.

— Andrew E. Busch, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
In line with the science of his time, which said that lunar craters were volcanic, Verne ascribes his flickering light to an eruption.

— Neil Oseman, Space.com, 14 June 2026

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This enables comprehensive pre-arrival planning, reducing friction for guests and maximizing ancillary revenue for hotels.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
This approach enables manufacturers to improve computing performance while overcoming the physical limits of traditional chip scaling.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Definition of enables

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Molly Shannon applauds Will Ferrell's genius Their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame sit right beside each other.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Jasmin Camacho, an evolutionary biologist at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, applauds the python work as another way of looking in unexpected places for potential drugs and cures.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 July 2026

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If the city approves the sale, this would be the second deal Griffin has reached to remove an important historic building from the Brickell neighborhood.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
People still decide which customer takes priority, who approves the purchase and when an override is justified.

— Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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If an investor attributes $800 billion to $1 trillion of SpaceX’s valuation to those Starship-dependent growth options, a 10–15% impairment produces something approaching $80–150 billion.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Hiddleston also studied classics at Cambridge University and had visited the Pompeii archaeological site as a teenager, which the Marvel star attributes to indirectly influencing his career path into acting.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

Definition of attributes

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This strategy empowers community banks with advanced AI, fulfilling Jack Henry's mission for their success.

— Peter High, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
While some abilities, like spotting vulnerabilities in software, are useful to attackers and defenders, designing exploits for those vulnerabilities uniquely empowers attackers.

— Harry Booth, Time, 24 July 2026

Definition of empowers

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The school board is scheduled to vote on the agreement during its meeting on Tuesday, but the union urged an earlier vote, saying teachers could return Monday if the board ratifies the deal by then.

— Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Others feel that the treaty effectively ratifies something that already exists.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026

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