Credit
Credit noun - The power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly.
Usage example: despite his legal woes, he has not yet lost all his credit with the administration in the White House
Heft
Heft noun - The power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly.
Usage example: as a former senator, he still had some heft in political circles
Cite this Source
Heft and Credit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/credit/heft
Credit & Heft. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/credit/heft>.
Heft or Credit. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/credit/heft.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "credit" and "heft" have occurred on timeline