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well-thought-of

well-thought-of

1 4.5
Liked and respected by many people
  • adjective
  • /wɛl θɔt ʌv/
translation icon : bien considerado
  • She was good at it and well thought of.
  • very well-thought-of
  • so well-thought-of

Of course I want to be, you know, well thought of and given status and all those things.

Examples

  • Patrick Henry is definitely well thought of in my family (related or otherwise).

    Blog text (34)

  • The teacher was so well thought of that, in each instance, the teacher was exonerated of any wrongdoing.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Of course I want to be, you know, well thought of and given status and all those things.

    Film Courage

  • Of course, I want to be, you know, well thought of and given status and all those things.

  • It's nice to be well thought of.

    The Alamo (1960)

  • Joey... we're very well thought of.

    The Toolbox Murders (1978)

  • Before you came along, we Bagginses were very well thought of.

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

  • I can't say I knew her very well personally, but she is well thought of.

    Edge of Darkness (2010)

  • He is talented, well thought of, and very private in his personal life unless you know him well.

    Blog text (15)

  • The doctor is well-thought-of in the community for his dedication to patient care.

Synonyms

esteemed
vswell-thought-of
  • Formal
54 4.6

A person or thing that many people respect and admire

is about a good reputation rather than exceptional honor
respected
vswell-thought-of
8 2.3

Admired by many people for good qualities

is about having a good reputation rather than intense admiration
widely respected
vswell-thought-of
5 2.8

Many people admire a person or organization for good work and honest behaviour

may mean a good reputation without wide public recognition
in good odor
vswell-thought-of
  • Archaic
9.7

A person or group that people respect and trust

describes general regard rather than specific social approval
admired
vswell-thought-of
1.8

Respected and looked up to by many people

is a milder idea of having a good standing not strong praise

Antonyms

despised
1 4.5

Someone people strongly dislike and look down on

belittled
5.6

Made to seem less important or less valued by other people

How Respected

admired
1.8
well-thought-of
1 4.5
respected
8 2.3
liked
1.0
unknown
629 2.3
disliked
1.0

Surface Forms

well-thought-of positive

Morphology

well-thought-of = thought (transparent) = well + of + thought

The phrase is directly built from 'well' + 'thought' + 'of' and the meaning 'thought of well' (regarded positively) follows straightforwardly from the components. [Postprocessing: moved 'well', 'of' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word well-thought-of comes from the simple idea 'thought of well' and is built from well + thought, just like well-liked. It means people 'think well' of someone, so that person has a good reputation.