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Discredit

🔄 Synonyms of "Discredit"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
disgracenoun	The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
disreputenoun	Loss or want of reputation; ill character.
disbelieveverb	To not believe; to exercise disbelief.

↔️ Antonyms of "Discredit"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
believeverb	(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
reputenoun	Reputation, especially a good reputation.
reputationnoun	What somebody or something is known for.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Discredit"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
disgracenoun	The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
disreputenoun	Loss or want of reputation; ill character.
disbelieveverb	To not believe; to exercise disbelief.
denigrateverb	(transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
slandernoun	A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
vilifyverb	(transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
defameverb	To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage.
belittleverb	(transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation.
shamingnoun	The activity by which somebody is shamed.
stigmanoun	(figurative) A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).
dishonournoun	Shame or disgrace.
malignverb	Malevolent.
shamenoun	An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.
distortverb	(transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
de-emphasizeverb	(transitive) To remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.
undermineverb	(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
framenoun	(transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
smearnoun	(transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
discountnoun	(transitive) To sell at a reduced price.
shadownoun	A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.