Synonyms of discredits

discredits

verb

present tense third-person singular of discredit

1

as in humiliates

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes

attempted to discredit her political opponents by deliberately spreading false rumors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliates
• embarrasses
• confuses
• shames
• degrades
• demeans
• disgraces
• humbles
• dishonors
• debases
• cheapens
• criticizes
• rattles
• insults
• lowers
• diminishes
• chastens
• ridicules
• abases
• disparages
• detracts
• minimizes
• takes down
• belittles
• sinks
• confounds
• disconcerts
• decries
• smirches
• fouls
• mortifies
• condemns
• maligns
• discomfits
• depreciates
• defames
• castigates
• discounts
• fazes
• slanders
• flusters
• denounces
• defiles
• discountenances
• libels
• nonplusses
• affronts
• bad-mouths
• abashes
• nonpluses
• damns
• writes off
• cries down
• censures
• puts down
• execrates
• reprehends
• reprobates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevates
• exalts
• cites
• commends
• applauds
• recognizes
• aggrandizes
• acknowledges
• celebrates
• deifies
• praises
• lauds
• boasts
• extols
• hails
• congratulates
• canonizes
• salutes
• honors
• cheers
• touts
• compliments
• decorates
• acclaims
• eulogizes
• extolls
• highlights
• promotes
• dignifies
• fetes
• glorifies
• magnifies
• ennobles
• spotlights
• enshrines
• advances
• lifts
• raises
• uplifts
• boosts
• plays up
• enthrones
• idealizes
• romanticizes
• fêtes
• upgrades
• enskies

2

as in denies

to think not to be true or real

I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denies
• disbelieves
• negates
• refutes
• doubts
• disproves
• rejects
• distrusts
• mistrusts
• derides
• repudiates
• debunks
• suspects
• scoffs (at)
• pooh-poohs
• poohs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believes
• accepts
• credits
• swallows
• trusts

3

as in refutes

to prove to be false

the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refutes
• disproves
• overturns
• falsifies
• debunks
• rebuts
• belies
• challenges
• confutes
• confounds
• discusses
• gives the lie to
• disconfirms
• questions
• doubts
• overthrows
• shoots down
• mistrusts
• debates
• contests
• queries
• moots
• talks over
• hashes (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confirms
• proves
• establishes
• validates
• verifies
• shows
• supports
• witnesses
• records
• evidences
• corroborates
• substantiates
• documents
• identifies
• evinces
• attests
• certifies
• demonstrates
• illustrates
• backs (up)
• manifests
• displays
• authenticates
• adduces
• buttresses