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
Krebs provided the Motor City credibility for both series.
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
The prosecutor takes specific steps in the grand jury to guard against defense lawyers at trial attacking the witnesses’ credibility when the witness testifies to facts at trial that were not related to the grand jury.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
The credibility of that image, at times, struck Mr. Osbourne as hilarious.
—Jim Farber, Billboard, 22 July 2025
Their credibility, however, depends on the transparency of audits and asset backing.
—Geoff Ira, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
The prosecutor takes specific steps in the grand jury to guard against defense lawyers at trial attacking the witnesses’ credibility when the witness testifies to facts at trial that were not related to the grand jury.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
The credibility of that image, at times, struck Mr. Osbourne as hilarious.
—Jim Farber, Billboard, 22 July 2025
Their credibility, however, depends on the transparency of audits and asset backing.
—Geoff Ira, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credibility
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This turns out to be another name for Galactus, a surprisingly scary Marvel villain played with sinister sincerity by Ralph Ineson.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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The host’s mix of candor, patriotism and sincerity, along with his ability to mine humor in current events, however, has been credited for fueling the show’s success.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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Organizations that aspire to succeed in the new digital economy must prioritize innovation, reliability, quality, cost-effectiveness, and security.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Given PayPal's reported 400 million active users worldwide last year, service instability has the potential to affect a substantial segment of the U.S. financial landscape, highlighting the importance of digital infrastructure reliability in today's economy.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Experts and lawmakers stressed that the integrity of the BLS is central to public trust and informed economic decision-making.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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In his spending plan this year, Trump proposed an 8% reduction in staff at the bureau, raising questions over the integrity of its counts on employment, consumer prices and multiple other economic metrics.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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So far, measurements have found no difference between the two to an accuracy of 1.5 parts in a billion.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
28 July 2025
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Some agency officials have voiced concerns about the accuracy of the tool’s legal interpretations.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
28 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 5 Aug. 2025.
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