noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , high
▪ real
▪ moral , political , professional , scientific
▪ personal
▪ instant
▪
He had instant ~ with customers.
▪ street
VERB + CREDIBILITY
▪ carry , have
▪
The certificate has great ~ in the US.
▪ be lacking in , lack
▪ gain , regain
▪
The government is desperate to regain ~ with the public.
▪ lose
▪ bring , build , establish , give , lend , provide
▪
Recommendations from two previous clients helped to establish her ~.
▪
Funding from the World Bank lends ~ to the project.
▪ maintain , retain
▪ restore
▪ add , enhance , increase
▪
The use of computer models adds ~ to the forecasts.
▪
State backing for the plan will enhance its ~.
▪ challenge , damage , destroy , diminish , erode , hurt , undermine
▪ question
CREDIBILITY + VERB
▪ suffer
▪
Her ~ suffered in her handling of the crisis.
CREDIBILITY + NOUN
▪ gap
▪
Newspapers were talking of a ~ gap between her policies and her achievements.
▪ issue , problem
▪
Anti-dope campaigners are faced with a ~ problem.
▪ crisis
▪
The administration was facing a ~ crisis.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ among , ~ as
▪
her ~ as a witness
▪ ~ for
▪
He's been helping to restore market ~ for a new industrial process.