respectable
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3.7
- adjective
- /rɪˈspɛktəbl/
:
considerable
- She's also on a series of small billboards downtown, and she has a pretty respectable social media following.
- respectable growth
- respectable level
- respectable figure
They have all the pop culture stuff you could want for a respectable amount of money.
- They have all the pop culture stuff you could want for a respectable amount of money.
- Look, if you follow this particular process, you can achieve some respectable returns.
Examples
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Using census figures, the 1960-1970 increase comes down to 22 percent, still a respectable change.
Academic text (1997) -
In her prime, she could cut the waves at a respectable seventeen knots.
Fiction book (1998) -
OK, it's still a pretty respectable number, right?
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Yeah, it's looking respectable now, very happy.
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When are you gonna bring some respectable money into this house?
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I mean, not a ton, but a respectable amount.
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Jed Turner turned down a respectable offer on his property just last month.
Fiction book (1993) -
Barbados in the 1720s also reported a respectable level of church attendance on Sunday.
Academic text (2007) -
That's a respectable score.
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The charity received a respectable donation that will help many families in need.
Synonyms
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3.2
A fairly large amount or distance
64
3.7
Quite large in size or amount
56
2.3
A large amount or number
45
4.1
Being large in amount and often expensive
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3.7
A fairly large amount, often of money
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9.4
Large in amount or size
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5.0
A bit more than average in size, amount, or quality
Antonyms
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Respectable (meaning 'fairly large') is the same word as respectable from respect, and a helpful way to remember this sense is that if an amount or result deserves approval it is also 'respectable' in size. So a respectable sum or result is not small and is worthy of praise.