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
This impedes user engagement with the content and hampers creators’ ability to establish credibility and maintain a consistent audience.
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Rodger Desai, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Obviously, that hasn't worked out on the technology side, as people quickly learned how to game the algorithms used by search engines, meaning that the webpages that get returned have been created by people with no interest in quality or credibility.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025
Fighting for body acceptance and against harmful stereotypes means dismantling the harmful belief that only thin, able-bodied people are deserving of kindness, credibility, or quality care.
—Essence, 25 Mar. 2025
Businesses can establish trust more quickly by collaborating with organizations, influencers or brands that already have credibility within the new demographic.
—Adam Povlitz, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Rodger Desai, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Obviously, that hasn't worked out on the technology side, as people quickly learned how to game the algorithms used by search engines, meaning that the webpages that get returned have been created by people with no interest in quality or credibility.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025
Fighting for body acceptance and against harmful stereotypes means dismantling the harmful belief that only thin, able-bodied people are deserving of kindness, credibility, or quality care.
—Essence, 25 Mar. 2025
Businesses can establish trust more quickly by collaborating with organizations, influencers or brands that already have credibility within the new demographic.
—Adam Povlitz, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for credibility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for credibility
Noun
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That’s been evident for a few weeks, but even Wells questioned Boone’s sincerity when the manager first approached him with the idea of batting first.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Bali observes Nyepi with absolute sincerity as even the island’s airport shuts down.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The integration of these monitoring components creates a robust MLOps environment capable of handling the complexities of production ML systems while maintaining high performance and reliability standards.—
Neel Sendas,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Over the past decade, Rory has cultivated a company culture rooted in integrity, reliability, and positivity.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Alex Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2025
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This policy exists to maintain fair competition standards and preserve the sport’s integrity.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The outdated model used for 30 years provided a four-hour lead-time with 50% accuracy when determining whether radiation from a solar flare would reach Earth.—
Sheila Callaham,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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According to the researchers, the massive file sizes of spectral images have reportedly been a real barrier to adoption in industries that would benefit from their accuracy.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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The plausibility of the most troubling scenarios puts A.I. researchers in an awkward position.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025
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That plausibility forces providers like ServiceNow to deal with a possibly existential threat.—
Jason Andersen,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Credibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credibility. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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