Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
worthy of often limited commendation;
- Example: "the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Creditable \Cred"it*a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.
1. Worthy of belief. [Obs.]
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Divers creditable witnesses deposed. --Ludlow.
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2. Deserving or possessing reputation or esteem; reputable;
estimable.
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This gentleman was born of creditable parents.
--Goldsmith.
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3. Bringing credit, reputation, or honor; honorable; as, such
conduct is highly creditable to him. --Macaulay.
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He settled him in a good creditable way of living.
--Arbuthnot.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
creditable
adj 1: worthy of often limited commendation; "the student's
effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was
creditable"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
90 Moby Thesaurus words for "creditable":
Christian, admirable, beyond all praise, blameless, clean,
colorable, commendable, credible, decent, deserving, erect,
esteemed, estimable, ethical, exemplary, fair, full of integrity,
good, held in esteem, high-minded, high-principled,
highly esteemed, highly regarded, highly reputed,
highly respectable, honest, honorable, honored, immaculate,
in favor, in good odor, in high favor, inviolate, irreproachable,
just, laudable, law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, manly,
meritorious, model, moral, noble, plausible, praiseworthy,
prestigious, principled, pure, reputable, reputed, respectable,
respected, revered, reverend, right, right-minded, righteous,
satisfactory, spotless, stainless, sterling, suitable,
true-dealing, true-devoted, true-disposing, true-souled,
true-spirited, truehearted, unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted,
undefiled, unexceptionable, unimpeachable, unspotted, unstained,
unsullied, untarnished, upright, uprighteous, upstanding,
venerable, venerated, virtuous, well-deserving, well-thought-of,
worshipful, worthy, yeomanly