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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.

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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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