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 The consideration worth making when delegating this is who has the credibility to hold the rest of the organization accountable when CRM hygiene slips or definitions get quietly reinterpreted. — Kylie Fuentes, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Modern j-beauty pairs those traditional inputs with newer science like exosomes and biomimetic peptides, a combination that appeals to readers who value both heritage and clinical credibility. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 Yet the matches add credibility to at least portions of the sample. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 For creators, a convincing fake post can cost them sponsorships, audience trust and credibility. — Shira Lazar, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for credibility

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Noun

Their sincerity and humor come from the cast’s commitment to the mundane, said Ron Oliver, writer and director of many Hallmark films.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
For Chowdhury, the sincerity of that belief is almost beside the point.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of sincerity

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

Crews used laser levels and temporary adhesive to fix items to the walls, checking their work for accuracy against renderings of the actual office before nailing many adornments to the walls.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Despite the slight blue shift, most people will find the P1's color accuracy more than acceptable.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of accuracy

Noun

Coworkers spin up absurd theories about each other, and this setting—the office as the most fertile breeding ground for speculation—allows Park’s absurdities to bend plausibility without breaking it.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
The most common mode of analysis evaluates the fundamental plausibility of an image or a video.

— Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of plausibility

Noun

GPTZero’s authenticity suite, including AI and hallucination detection, plagiarism checking, and writing replay, has been added to Superhuman’s platform.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Any choice for or against the work, including the choice of no-choice—of indifference or disregard—confronts the question of authenticity.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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