noun · academic

credibility

/ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti/cred·i·BIL·i·ty

Band 6-7task2speaking

the quality of being trusted and believed in; how believable or trustworthy something or someone is

Examples

The credibility of the study was damaged when other researchers found errors.

Journalists must protect their credibility by checking facts carefully.

Online platforms can harm their credibility by spreading unverified rumours.

Band 8 sentence

If policymakers want their messages to convince the public, they must prioritise transparency to preserve long-term credibility.

Collocations

  • lose credibility
  • damage credibility
  • question someone's credibility
  • establish credibility

Word family

credibility ncredible adjcredibly advincredible adj (opposite)

Common mistakes

The news has no credit.The news has no credibility.

He acted very credibility in the interview.He acted very credibly in the interview.

Say it for a higher band

5trust6reputation7+credibility

Synonyms

reliability

trustworthiness

Easily confused

reliability

The reliability of the laboratory equipment was tested before the experiment.

trustworthiness

Her trustworthiness made colleagues feel confident sharing sensitive information with her.

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