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adjective

as in recognized

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verb

past tense of credit
1
as in attributed
to explain (something) as being the result of something else has to credit his success in picking winning lottery numbers to pure luck

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2
as in believed
to regard as right or true I simply cannot credit that story about the boy who was supposedly raised by wolves

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Recent Examples of credited
Adjective
The band will see an increase in publishing, and as a credited songwriter, Moss will continue to receive publishing income, while the new master revenues do not involve him. — Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026 Feehan is also the credited creator of the series, based on characters created by Sheridan and John Linson. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026 According to Vogue, Princess Kate helped design the blue plaid coat — a possible fashion first for her as a credited collaborator. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
Police credited tips from the community for Ortiz's capture after a woman recorded some of the incident on cellphone video and other witnesses helped identify him. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 The first lady credited scientific advances and changing social norms for the launch of the initiative, elements of which echo a Biden administration effort. — Dan Diamond, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026 Trump credited Marshall with helping to get the latest farm aid package in place at the rally Monday night. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Shanahan has credited Quinn with teaching him the importance of people skills as a head coach. — CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 He is widely credited with tipping the scales for Joe Biden during the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. — Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026 Chuck Lorre put out a memoir and said he was made to write scripts for Roseanne that were credited to Tom Arnold. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 Nirvana is commonly credited with killing off hair metal, driving the final nail in the gaudy coffin of the 1980s and ushering in a new era of angst and authenticity. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026 During his 19 years at the studio, he and his co-CEO, Terry Semel, were credited with 16 consecutive years of record earnings. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for credited
  1. honored
  2. attributed
  3. believed
  4. valued
  5. ascribed
  6. accepted
  7. appreciated
  8. took
Adjective
  • Rail tickets will be cross-honored with PATH tickets between Hoboken and 33rd Street stations and the New York Waterway Ferry between Hoboken and Midtown and West 29th Street Pier 79.
    — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The beloved songwriter, recording artist, actor and businesswoman was an honored musician, earning 10 Grammy Awards and 10 Country Music Assn.
    — Deborah Day, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of honored
Verb
  • The increase is being attributed to the team hosting an additional regular-season game next year.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The company attributed the results to shaky wholesale performance, which offset positive momentum in the direct-to-consumer (DTC) channel during the first three quarters.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of attributed
Verb
  • Fixes for what are believed to be uncommonly severe vulnerabilities are scheduled to drop in a little more than 12 hours for PHP, a programming language that powers websites and Web applications everywhere.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Mustapha initially believed the film would be driven by its ideas about masculinity, only to discover in the edit that their friendship had become its emotional throughline.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of believed
Adjective
  • As automation within organizations increases, human connection will become more valued and unique, enabling companies who use it wisely to gain a competitive advantage.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
Definition of valued
Verb
  • Because humans have to have an explanation for everything, every result is ascribed to some kind of intent, process, or approach, as opposed to the inherent variability of baseball.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The circumstances of Saint Michael’s help while the pilgrim labored and delivered in the ocean were markedly different from those in the miracle ascribed to the Virgin.
    — Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of ascribed
Verb
  • Internationally, a United Nations resolution on geographical names says that when countries sharing a feature can’t agree on a common name, each country’s name is accepted.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • After Israel accepted its meager portion, Arabs attacked and retained a significant part of the land that was to be divided between Jews and Arabs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of accepted
Adjective
  • Drinks are free but tips are appreciated and the $2 bill fits the (pardon the pun) bill perfectly.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Sal Frelick and Cooper Pratt, two of the under-the-radar Brewers manager Pat Murphy thinks of with his nickname for less-appreciated candy, combined for a sweet World Series comeback.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of appreciated
Verb
  • Abboud Saadi, by contrast, took full-time musicianship very seriously.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Titled The Dynamo and the Computer, David traced how electricity took roughly forty years to show up in factory productivity.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of took

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“Credited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credited. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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