DISCREDITED Synonyms: 171 Similar and Opposite Words

discredited

verb

past tense of discredit

as in humiliated

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes attempted to discredit her political opponents by deliberately spreading false rumors

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as in denied

to think not to be true or real I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted

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as in refuted

to prove to be false the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited

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The move comes after a Benton County circuit judge denied a preliminary injunction last month in Highfill’s lawsuit attempting to stop the airport from deannexing from the city.

Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Some Zionists have denied the existence of a Palestinian people and the right to self-determination of Palestinians.

Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024

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