respected
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2.3
- adjective
- /rɪˈspɛktɪd/
:
respetado
- This is one of the most respected people in this field.
- respected scholar
- respected and competent
This is one of the most respected people in this field.
- This is one of the most respected people in this field.
- We want to be respected as employees.
- She's, you know, at nine years, you are respected, admired and called the Rock.
- It's one of the more respected foundations in the world today.
- It's one of the nation's most admired and respected charitable organizations.
- But he's, I think respected by, let's say, smart people.
- Having that understood and respected by adults.
- And making people feel heard and respected for their differences.
- Like people only respected by what they think you're worth, right?
Examples
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You're a very important and respected man.
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Lazar Greenfield is a highly respected and influential person who has trained many surgeons.
Blog text (25) -
We want to be respected as employees.
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Till he died, he was very, very respected by his people.
Blog text (5) -
It's one of the more respected foundations in the world today.
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It's one of the nation's most admired and respected charitable organizations.
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An online advisor to teens and parents, she is also a respected character educator.
Blog text (34) -
Ama Ata Aidoo is a respected Ghanaian writer.
Fiction book (2000) -
Given the centrality of the Clean Air Act to contemporary environmental law, it might well be wondered why Cass Sunstein, a highly respected legal scholar, would now be asking whether the act is constitutional.
Academic text (2000) -
Gene Roberts is probably the most respected news editor of this generation.
Synonyms
144
4.8
Very successful and respected for important achievements or good character
54
4.6
A person or thing that many people respect and admire
8
3.3
Respected and admired because of important achievements or a long history
6
5.6
Deeply respected and admired for age, wisdom, or good character
5
2.8
Many people admire a person or organization for good work and honest behaviour
1
4.5
Liked and respected by many people
1
3.7
A person or thing that people see as important because of good qualities
1
3.4
Very much loved and kept, like a special photo or memory
1
4.1
A thing people keep because they love it and it brings memories
Respected and looked up to by many people
Loved very much by one person or by many people
A person who many people admire and love very much, often too much
Feeling very great love and respect for someone, as if they were a god
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.8
Many people admire a person or organization for good work and honest behaviour
How Respected
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Respected comes from Latin parts re- meaning 'again' and specere meaning 'to look'. You can see the same root in inspect, which means 'to look into', so a respected person is someone people 'look to' and admire.