respectable
114
3.0
- adjective
- /rɪˈspɛktəbl/
:
respetable
- My client's a respectable member of the community.
- a respectable woman
- a respectable man
- respectable people
Taking 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
∞
1.0
Behaving in a kind and honest way
∞
3.7
Concerned with ideas of right and wrong in people's actions
305
1.6
Socially acceptable and proper for a situation
280
4.1
Following rules about what is right and wrong in people's actions
274
3.6
Having high moral qualities and kind intentions
253
3.7
A person who behaves in a morally good way and deserves respect
87
3.3
Having good qualities that make people respect you
71
4.6
Calm and serious in a way that shows self respect and gets respect from others
35
4.3
Being morally good and doing what is right
8
2.3
Admired by many people for good qualities
4
7.0
Worthy of respect and admiration
Antonyms
How Respectable
- Formal
144
4.8
- US
253
3.7
87
3.3
114
3.0
305
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.