Synonyms for discredit
dɪsˈkrɛd ɪtdis·cred·it

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1. discreditverb

   Synonyms:
   tell against, invalidate, demean, disgrace, disprove, dishonour

2. discreditverb

   To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.

   Synonyms:
   demean, invalidate, disprove, dishonour, tell against, disgrace

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1. discredit

   Abase refers only to outward conditions. "Exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high." Ezek. xxi, 26. Debase applies to quality or character. The coinage is debased by excess of alloy, the man by vice. Humble in present use refers chiefly to feeling of heart; humiliate to outward conditions; even when one is said to humble himself, he either has or affects to have humility of heart. To disgrace may be to bring or inflict odium upon others, but the word is chiefly and increasingly applied to such moral odium as one by his own acts brings upon himself; the noun disgrace retains more of the passive sense than the verb; he disgraced himself by his conduct; he brought disgrace upon his family. To dishonor a person is to deprive him of honor that should or might be given. To discredit one is to injure his reputation, as for veracity or solvency. A sense of unworthiness humbles; a shameful insult humiliates; imprisonment for crime disgraces. Degrade may refer to either station or character. An officer is degraded by being reduced to the ranks, disgraced by cowardice; vile practises degrade; drunkenness is a degrading vice. Misfortune or injustice may abase the good; nothing but their own ill-doing can debase or disgrace them.

   Synonyms:
   abase, bring low, cast down, debase, degrade, depress, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, lower, reduce, sink

   Antonyms:
   advance, aggrandize, dignify, elevate, exalt, honor, promote, raise, uplift

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1. disrepute, discreditverb

   the state of being held in low esteem

   "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute"

   Synonyms:
   disrepute

2. discreditverb

   cause to be distrusted or disbelieved

   "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"

   Synonyms:
   disbelieve, disgrace

3. discredit, disgraceverb

   damage the reputation of

   "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

   Synonyms:
   disgrace, put down, disbelieve, demean, attaint, dishonor, shame, dishonour, take down, degrade

4. disbelieve, discreditverb

   reject as false; refuse to accept

   Synonyms:
   disbelieve, disgrace

Matched Categories

1. • Dismiss
   • Disparage
   • Reject

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1. discreditnoun

   Synonyms:
   disbelief, distrust, doubt

2. discreditnoun

   Synonyms:
   disrepute, dishonor, disgrace, reproach, opprobrium, obloquy, odium, ignominy, ill repute

3. discreditverb

   Synonyms:
   disbelieve, give no credit to, place no confidence in, refuse credence to

4. discreditverb

   Synonyms:
   disgrace, dishonor, bring reproach upon, make disreputable, BLOW UPON, destroy confidence in, bring into disfavor, make distasteful

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1. discreditnoun

   Synonyms:
   disesteem, disrepute, unpopularity

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1. List of paraphrases for "discredit":

   disrepute, discrediting, malign, dishonour

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1. Will Reinert:

   After years of vehement denial, Governor Lujan Grisham's now revealed sexual harassment settlement certainly raises questions of why Michelle Lujan Grisham tried to discredit Michelle Lujan Grisham alleged victim, where there is smoke there is usually fire, and Michelle Lujan Grisham just wrote a check for $ 62,500 worth of kindling.

2. Marc Turi:

   I would say, 100 percent, I was victimized … to somehow discredit me, to throw me under the bus, to do whatever it took to protect their next presidential candidate.

3. Mike Huckabee:

   Janet and I want to affirm our support for the Joshua Duggar family. ... He and his family dealt with it and were honest and open about it with the victims and the authorities. No purpose whatsoever is served by those who are now trying to discredit Josh or his family by sensationalizing the story.

4. Bryant McGill:

   A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.

5. Giorgi Gogia:

   They threaten to marginalize and discredit critical voices in the country. This threat is real, under the disguise of transparency, the latest statements by the Georgian authorities strongly suggest that if adopted, the law will be weaponized to further stigmatize and penalize independent groups, media and critical voices in the country.