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Common collocations with credibility in American Collocation

credibility noun uncountable

US /ˌkredɪˈbɪləti/

in a particular field

academic
artistic
historical
intellectual
journalistic
political
professional
scientific

A conference claiming to have some scientific credibility was spoiled by misleading hype.

a lot of

added
enhanced
great
more
much

A more accurate title would have given this whole article more credibility.

immediate

immediate
instant

The connection of respected players with the project gave instant credibility with the public.

damage credibility

damage
destroy
diminish
question
undermine

The documents were so obviously false that they totally undermined his credibility as a witness.

improve credibility

add
boost
build
enhance
give
increase
lend
restore

The clear political independence of the newspaper lends credibility.

have or keep credibility

gain
have
maintain
regain
retain

Election candidates gain credibility from campaigning on local issues.

lack or lose credibility

lack
lose
strain

The film is action-packed, but at a certain point it begins to strain credibility.

crisis
gap
issue
problem

There is a yawning credibility gap between what the Government says in public and its actions.