Synonym Dictionary

To officially recognize a person or organization as meeting particular standards.

To regard something as caused by, belonging to, or created by a particular source.

The act of attributing a quality, cause, or responsibility to a particular source.

To regard something as caused by or belonging to someone or something.

The assignment of a work, action, cause, or quality to a particular source.

Deserving approval or praise.

Relating to eugenics, the scientifically discredited belief that controlling human reproduction could improve populations.

To question credibility or, in government, formally accuse an official of misconduct.

Not seeming reasonable or believable.

Unlikely to happen or to be true.

To challenge the truth, integrity, or validity of something.

To attribute a quality, action, or fault to someone.

Deserving praise.

Presenting another person's words, ideas, or work as one's own without proper acknowledgment.

Deserving praise or approval.

Causing strong moral disapproval or appearing shockingly excessive.

Sordid or disreputable; also flimsy and of poor quality.

To make something ineffective or appear foolish; to inhibit its development.