Respect
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English
Noun
Respect (countable and uncountable; plural Respects)- (uncountable) an attitude of consideration or high regard
- (uncountable) good opinion, honor, or admiration
- (uncountable, always plural) Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
- (countable) a particular aspect of something
Verb
Respect (third-person singular simple present Respects, present participle Respecting, simple past and past participle Respected)
- to have respect for.
- to have regard for the rights of others.
- to abide by an agreement.
Adjectives for Respect
exalted; regretful; greatest; idolatrous; reverential; utmost; impassive; continued; affectionate; proper; astonished; wholesome; compassionate; graceful; self; dignified; profound; temporal; haughty; deferential; pitying; punctilious; merited; apologetic;indignant; unfeigned; listening; mutual; essential; delicate; tender; unqualified; grudging; devout; reluctant; important; high; lasting; credulous; weak; infinite; indescribable; extorted; extreme; considerate; habitual; corresponding; scant; diminished; genuine; remarkable; enormous; undefinable; unbounded; ambiguous; regretful; increased; expensive; constant; dutiful; particular; astonishing; popular; thoughtful; pusillanimous; diffident; marked.
Verbs for Respect
broaden into—; command—; compel—; deepen—; deserve—; draw—; earn—; engender—; entitle to—; forfeit—; heighten —; impair—; inspire—; insure—; merit—; pay—s; preserve—; reflect—; retain—; train in—; violate—; win—.
Adverbs for Respect
sympathetically; intuitively; universally; deferentially; punctiliously; mutually; reluctantly; genuinely; dutifully; wholesomely; markedly; affectionately.
Thesaurus
honor, idolize, image, imago, imperative, impression, incidental, instance, intentness, interest, involve, item, keep, keep faith with, keep in countenance, keeping, liaise with, light, likeness, line of duty, lineaments, link with, live up to, look, look up to, looking, lookout, loyalty, make good, manner, materiality, matter, meet, mental outlook, mindfulness, minor detail, minutia, minutiae, mission, must, mutual regard, nod, note, notice, obey, obligation, observance, observation, observe, onus, ought, outlook, particular, pay attention to, pay homage to, performance, pertain to, pertinence, phase, place, point, point of view, politeness, position, practice, prize, property, quality, rapport, refer to, reference, reference system, regard, regards, relate to, relatedness, relation, relevance, remark, respectfulness, respects, revere, reverence, salutations, sanction, satisfaction, satisfy, seal of approval, seeming, self-imposed duty, semblance, shape, side, sight, simulacrum, situation, slant, solicitousness, solicitude, spying, stamp of approval, stand, standpoint, style, sympathy, system, tact, tactfulness, take kindly to, thing, think highly of, think much of, think of, think well of, thought, thoughtfulness, tie in with, total effect, touch, touch upon, trait, treat of, twist, universe, uphold, urbanity, value, venerate, veneration, view, view with favor, viewing, viewpoint, voice, vote, watch, watching, wise, witnessing, worship, worth, accept, acceptance, accord respect to, accordance, account, acquittal, acquittance, act up to, adhere to, adherence, admiration, admire, adoration, adore, affability, affect, agreeableness, alertness, allegiance, amenity, angle, applicability, application, apply to, appositeness, appreciate, appreciation, approbation, approval, approve, approve of, article, aspect, assiduity, assiduousness, assigned task, attend to, attention, attention span, attentiveness, attribute, awareness, awe, basis, be faithful to, be thoughtful of, bear on, bear upon, bearing, belong to, best wishes, bless, blessing, bounden duty, burden, business, call of duty, care, carrying out, case, characteristic, charge, civility, comity, commitment, comparison, complaisance, compliance, compliments, comply with, concentration, concern, concernment, configuration, conform to, conformance, conformity, connect, connection, consciousness, consider, considerateness, consideration, correspond to, count, countenance, courteousness, courtesy, credit, datum, deal with, dedication, defer to, deference, deify, detail, devotion, diligence, discharge, do justice to, duties and responsibilities, duty, ear, earnestness, effect, eidolon, element, endorse, endorsement, entertain respect for, espial, espionage, esteem, estimation, ethics, etiquette, exalt, execution, eye, facet, fact, factor, fashion, favor, favorable regard, favorable vote, fealty, fear, feature, fellow feeling, figure, fill, follow, footing, form, frame of reference, framework, friendly relations, fulfill, fulfillment, germaneness, gestalt, good graces, good terms, good understanding, good wishes, goodwill, gracefulness, graciousness, greetings, guise, harmony, have connection with, have regard for, heed, heedfulness, heeding, hero-worship, hold by, hold in esteem, hold in reverence, hold with, homage.
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- (attitude of consideration): deference, consideration, regard, fealty
- (good opinion): admiration, esteem, reverence, regard, recognition, veneration, honor
- (polite greetings, condolences):
- (aspect): aspect, facet, face, side, dimension
