discredited Sentence Examples
- The politician's reputation was thoroughly discredited after the scandal broke.
- The scientific theory had been discredited by numerous studies.
- The witness's testimony was discredited due to his history of fabricating evidence.
- The news agency was discredited after reporting false information.
- The company's financial statements were discredited as inaccurate.
- The former CEO's credibility was discredited after being caught embezzling funds.
- The author's work was discredited for promoting harmful stereotypes.
- The environmental group was discredited after accepting funding from a polluting industry.
- The charity's mission was discredited when it was discovered they were using donations for personal gain.
- The expert's opinion was discredited because they lacked the necessary qualifications.
discredited Meaning
discredited (s)
being unjustly brought into disrepute
suffering shame
discredited (imp. & p. p.)
of Discredit
Synonyms & Antonyms of discredited
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- complimented
- cheered
- boasted
- aggrandized
- lauded
- cheered
- boasted
- decorated
- elevated
- feted
- cited
- extolled
- canonized
- exalted
- applauded
- hailed
- touted
- honored
- saluted
- exalted
- eulogized
- hailed
- praised
- lauded
- recognized
- acknowledged
- celebrated
- decorated
- congratulated
- acclaimed
- highlighted
- extolled
- applauded
- commended
- acclaimed
- cited
- deified
- feted
- celebrated
- touted
- acknowledged
- highlighted
- praised
- congratulated
- aggrandized
- elevated
- canonized
- honored
- deified
- saluted
- eulogized
- commended
- recognized
- complimented
Synonyms:
- debased
- smirched
- took-down
- abased
- disparaged
- chastened
- dishonored
- humbled
- insulted
- demeaned
- lowered
- diminished
- confused
- criticized
- rattled
- ridiculed
- fouled
- degraded
- cheapened
Antonyms:
- lifted
- promoted
- played-up
- glorified
- raised
- dignified
- spotlighted
- promoted
- advanced
- glorified
- f-ted
- spotlighted
- idealized
- raised
- upgraded
- uplifted
- lifted
- ennobled
- magnified
- enshrined
- uplifted
- magnified
- upgraded
- enthroned
- ennobled
- enshrined
- idealized
- f-ted
- boosted
- boosted
- enthroned
- played-up
- dignified
- advanced
Synonyms:
- discomfited
- damned
- belittled
- depreciated
- discounted
- decried
- maligned
- wrote-off
- confounded
- sunk
- bad-mouthed
- detracted
- denounced
- defamed
- put-down
- nonplussed
- libelled
- condemned
- discountenanced
- nonplused
- execrated
- fazed
- castigated
- censured
- affronted
- sank
- libeled
- reprehended
- flustered
- slandered
- disconcerted
- reprobated
- minimized
- mortified
- abashed
- defiled
- cried-down
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word discredited
being unjustly brought into disrepute, suffering shameof Discredit
embarrassed,humiliated, shamed, disgraced, debased, smirched, took down, abased, disparaged, chastened
complimented, cheered, boasted, aggrandized, lauded, cheered, boasted, decorated,elevated, feted
The politician's reputation was thoroughly discredited after the scandal broke.
The scientific theory had been discredited by numerous studies.
The witness's testimony was discredited due to his history of fabricating evidence.
The news agency was discredited after reporting false information.
