creditable

UK: /ˈkrɛdɪtəb^əl/ US: /ˈkrɛdɪtəbəl/ ,(kred′i tə bəl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

cred•it•a•ble /ˈkrɛdɪtəbəl/   adj. 

1. bringing or deserving credit, honor, or praise:
   The candidate made a creditable showing in the primary.

cred•it•a•ble•ness, cred•it•a•bil•i•ty /ˌkrɛdɪtəˈbɪlɪti/  n. [uncountable]
cred•it•a•bly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cred•it•a•ble  (kred′i tə bəl), adj. 

1. bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.

• credit + -able 1520–30

cred′it•a•ble•ness, cred′it•a•bil′i•ty, n. 
cred′it•a•bly, adv. 
Synonyms

praiseworthy, meritorious, estimable, honorable.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

creditable / ˈkrɛdɪtəb^əl/ adjective

1. deserving credit, honour, etc; praiseworthy
2. credible

ˈcreditableness, ˌcreditaˈbility noun

ˈcreditably adverb