Confusable pair · C1
Credible, credulous or creditable?
Credible means believable: a credible account. Credulous means too ready to believe: a credulous audience. Creditable means deserving praise: a creditable third place. One describes the story, one describes the listener, and one describes the performance.
Which word, and why
- credible
believable — describes the claim
Able to be believed; convincing.
a credible witness · a credible threat · credible evidence
- credulous
too willing to believe — describes the person
Ready to believe things on very little evidence.
a credulous audience · credulous investors
- creditable
deserving praise — describes the performance
Good enough to earn respect.
a creditable performance · a creditable second
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