Respectable

English

Adjective

Respectable (comparative more Respectable, superlative most Respectable)

1. deserving respect

   His accomplishments, morals, loyalty, and stature make him a respectable person.

Antonyms

• disrespectable

Derived terms

• respectably

Adverbs for Respectable

highly; eminently; decently; notably; unimpeachably; undeniably; obviously; admirably; extremely; admittedly; uncommonly; estimably; oppressively; painfully; ostentatiously; self-righteously; flauntingly; indisputably; scarcely; supposedly; pleasantly; harmlessly.

Thesaurus

Christian, OK, acceptable, adequate, admissible, all right, appreciable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, better than nothing, betwixt and between, blameless, chaste, clean, comely, conforming, considerable, correct, creditable, decent, decorous, demure, dignified, done, dull, erect, esteemed, estimable, ethical, fair, fair to middling, fairish, fate, full of integrity, genteel, good, good enough, goodish, goodly, held in esteem, high-minded, high-principled, highly esteemed, highly regarded, highly reputed, highly respectable, honest, honorable, honored, immaculate, in favor, in good odor, in high favor, indifferent, innocent, insipid, inviolate, irreproachable, just, lackluster, law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, manly, mediocre, medium, meritorious, middling, moderate, modest, moral, namby-pamby, nice, noble, not amiss, not bad, not half bad, not so bad, of a kind, of a sort, of sorts, okay, passable, presentable, prestigious, pretty good, principled, proper, pure, reasonable, refined, reputable, reputed, respected, revered, reverend, right, right-minded, righteous, satisfactory, seemly, sensible, significant, sizable, sizeable, smart, so-so, spotless, stainless, sterling, substantial, sufficient, suitable, tedious, tidy, tolerable, true-dealing, true-devoted, true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted, unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled, unexceptionable, unimpeachable, unobjectionable, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, upright, uprighteous, upstanding, vapid, venerable, venerated, virtuous, well-thought-of, wishy-washy, workmanlike, worshipful, worthy, yeomanly

Etymology

respect

Pronunciation

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Translations

deserving respect

Czech: vážený (cs) m., úctyhodný (cs) m. Esperanto: respektinda (eo) Finnish: kunnioitettava (fi)

French: respectable (fr) German: angesehen (de), geachtet (de) Spanish: respetable (es)

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French

Adjective

Respectable (epicene, plural Respectables)

1. respectable

Etymology

respect

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʁɛs.pɛk.tabl/, X-SAMPA: /REs.pEk.tabl/
• Homophone: respectables
• Hyphenation: res‧pec‧table

Derived terms

• respectablement