creditable

Synonyms for creditable

adj praiseworthy

adjective. plausible

adjective. praiseworthy

adjective. admirable

1520s, from credit + -able. Related: Creditably; creditability.

Under fire you said a most courageous, womanly, creditable thing.

Jacob offered to leave the price to be named by any creditable watchmaker.

The Editor made a step forward, bowed with creditable steadiness.

When the French police make a search, they do so with a creditable thoroughness.

But I happened to know that the circumstances on her side were not creditable.

An odd thing is that intelligence is usually supposed to be creditable.

"My name is Pooley," replied the other, with a creditable coolness.

They were very orderly, and it is creditable to them that they were so.

That's nothing against Pownall—creditable to him, I should say.

With a feeling that was creditable to his own heart, he uttered her name, and the sum of £2000.