respectable
125
3.0
- adjective
- /rɪˈspɛktəbl/
- My client's a respectable member of the community.
- a respectable woman
- a respectable man
- respectable people
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Watch on YouTubeTaking a chance that I could be respectable and nice.
- Taking a chance that I could be respectable and nice.
- But now, you know, some years later, Russia's become a very respectable nuclear exporter.
- His friends introduce him to all the mildest and most respectable Dons that they can find.
- I just think handle yourself in a respectable way with other people and they will like you.
- OK, a respectable man like yourself that is watching this video.
- Well, I think go karts are every bit as respectable as any other machine on the road.
- OK, so you have decided that Hannah is not a respectable girl.
- And it's kind of like semi awkward, but semi funny, but wholly respectable.
- But but they, they were, they were respectable Negroes.
- And Mary said, no, that's not respectable and it's not safe.
- Politicians, ugly buildings and whores all get respectable if they last long enough.
Examples
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This was a very respectable and fairly normal middle class family.
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Jill Wollander, a wild girl in years gone by, is now respectable and married to a millionaire.
Fiction book (1990) -
When you treat yourself with respect, you do respectable things.
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I just think handle yourself in a respectable way with other people and they will like you.
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Now, libertarians have long been waiting for a smart, respectable candidate to represent their values.
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Despite the weather, the parlor had four customers, including a respectable middle-aged woman wearing good clothes.
Fiction book (1993) -
Ellen encouraged the Jairo marchers to appear as respectable as possible.
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My client is a respectable member of the community who volunteers every weekend.
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She comes from a respectable family known for its charitable contributions.
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He always dresses in a respectable manner when attending formal events.
Synonyms
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1.0
Behaving in a kind and honest way
892
3.7
Concerned with ideas of right and wrong in people's actions
318
3.6
Having high moral qualities and kind intentions
284
1.6
Socially acceptable and proper for a situation
259
4.1
Following rules about what is right and wrong in people's actions
248
2.3
Admired by many people for good qualities
244
3.7
A person who behaves in a morally good way and deserves respect
85
3.3
Having good qualities that make people respect you
64
4.6
Calm and serious in a way that shows self respect and gets respect from others
23
4.3
Being morally good and doing what is right
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7.0
Worthy of respect and admiration
Antonyms
How Respectable
- Formal
142
4.8
- US
244
3.7
85
3.3
125
3.0
284
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Respectable comes from respect, which is built from re- + spect where re- means 'again' and spect means 'to look at' or 'consider'. So a respectable person is someone people 'look at' with honor and a good opinion.