discredited (Meaning)
discredited (s)
being unjustly brought into disrepute
suffering shame
discredited (imp. & p. p.)
of Discredit
Synonyms & Antonyms of discredited
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- acknowledged
- cited
- celebrated
- cited
- extolled
- acclaimed
- feted
- feted
- congratulated
- celebrated
- decorated
- exalted
- saluted
- cheered
- elevated
- lauded
- highlighted
- complimented
- elevated
- eulogized
- commended
- hailed
- lauded
- saluted
- commended
- recognized
- aggrandized
- applauded
- cheered
- praised
- boasted
- extolled
- eulogized
- complimented
- honored
- honored
- highlighted
- acclaimed
- congratulated
- boasted
- acknowledged
- deified
- touted
- canonized
- applauded
- exalted
- hailed
- decorated
- touted
- praised
- aggrandized
- canonized
- deified
- recognized
Synonyms:
- ridiculed
- insulted
- took down
- smirched
- debased
- cheapened
- lowered
- disparaged
- fouled
- dishonored
- humbled
- demeaned
- chastened
- rattled
- criticized
- degraded
- abased
- confused
- diminished
Antonyms:
- spotlighted
- enshrined
- played up
- dignified
- enshrined
- idealized
- lifted
- enthroned
- upgraded
- advanced
- magnified
- spotlighted
- boosted
- magnified
- dignified
- boosted
- ennobled
- raised
- upgraded
- glorified
- played up
- promoted
- fêted
- uplifted
- idealized
- promoted
- enthroned
- raised
- fêted
- glorified
- advanced
- uplifted
- lifted
- ennobled
Synonyms:
- fazed
- nonplused
- sunk
- disconcerted
- defamed
- nonplussed
- wrote off
- sank
- condemned
- reprehended
- mortified
- denounced
- depreciated
- detracted
- censured
- execrated
- discounted
- discomfited
- cried down
- maligned
- damned
- affronted
- abashed
- bad-mouthed
- minimized
- decried
- reprobated
- discountenanced
- slandered
- flustered
- confounded
- libeled
- belittled
- defiled
- castigated
- libelled
- put down
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word discredited
being unjustly brought into disrepute, suffering shameof Discredit
humiliated, shamed, embarrassed, disgraced, ridiculed, insulted, took down, smirched, debased, cheapened
acknowledged, cited, celebrated, cited, extolled, acclaimed, feted, feted, congratulated, celebrated
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.
