creditable

Adjective

creditable (comparative more creditable, superlative most creditable)

1. Credible or believable.
   • Before receiving his testimony, the officer is required to ascertain from his own knowledge or by a creditable witness that he is a subscribing witness to the deed.1847, Benjamin Franklin Hall, The Land Owner's Manual
   • A more creditable rumour concerned Valentino's hallmark killer glance ...1996, Giannino Malossi, Latin Lover: The Passionate South

   Synonyms:

   believable, credible

   Antonyms:

   unbelievable, incredible, increditable

2. That brings credit or honour; respectable.
   • The locomotive had been magnificently burnished at Norwich depot, with polished brasswork and red-painted coupling rods—all the more creditable, Dr. Allen adds, as it spent many months last winter in open store.1960 March, “Notes and News: Two Scenes from Norfolk”, in Railway Magazine, page 214

   Synonyms:

   admirable, commendable, laudable, allowable, estimable, glorious, honorable, praiseworthy, respectable, reverable

3. That can be assigned; assignable.

   Synonyms:

   assignable