discredits (Meaning)
discredits
to cause to seem dishonest or untrue, to refuse to accept as true or correct, loss of good name or respect, to refuse to accept as true or accurate, loss of credit (see credit entry 1 sense 3) or reputation, to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of, to deprive of good repute, lack or loss of belief or confidence, to destroy the good reputation of
Synonyms & Antonyms of discredits
Synonyms:
- censures
- abashes
- discomfits
- takes down
- fouls
- castigates
- writes off
- smirches
- decries
- confounds
- fazes
- depreciates
- defames
- condemns
- discounts
- cries down
- affronts
- denounces
- disconcerts
- libels
- mortifies
- bad-mouths
- flusters
- maligns
- slanders
- sinks
- defiles
- nonplusses
- nonpluses
- belittles
- damns
- discountenances
Antonyms:
discredits Sentence Examples
- The politician's unfounded claims discredits his credibility.
- The faulty research discredits the entire study.
- Her unethical actions discredits the company's reputation.
- The unreliable source discredits the validity of the information.
- The conflicting testimonies discredits the witness's credibility.
- The plagiarism scandal discredits the author's academic integrity.
- The inconsistent behavior discredits the person's trustworthiness.
- The exaggerated claims discredits the product's effectiveness.
- The biased reporting discredits the news agency's objectivity.
- The false allegations discredits the victim's claims.
FAQs About the word discredits
to cause to seem dishonest or untrue, to refuse to accept as true or correct, loss of good name or respect, to refuse to accept as true or accurate, loss of cre
embarrasses, confuses,humiliates, disparages, lowers, minimizes, abases, rattles, demeans,shames
commends, aggrandizes, lauds, praises, extols, cites, boasts, acclaims, celebrates, extolls
The politician's unfounded claims discredits his credibility.
The faulty research discredits the entire study.
Her unethical actions discredits the company's reputation.
The unreliable source discredits the validity of the information.
