widely respected
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2.8
- adjective
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ampliamente respetado
- In contrast to Jaffa, Mansfield is more widely respected among academics.
But we have Project Hail Mary, and this book is just so widely respected and loved and I just need to know why.
- But we have Project Hail Mary, and this book is just so widely respected and loved and I just need to know why.
Examples
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Ocampo was well known and widely respected as an eminent human rights lawyer.
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Sacks, who announced he would be stepping down in September 2013, is a widely respected scholar, prolific author, and sought-after speaker.
Blog text (7) -
But we have Project Hail Mary, and this book is just so widely respected and loved and I just need to know why.
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His work appeared in Social Text, then and now a widely respected journal in the humanities.
Academic text (2017) -
If not beloved by all at home, Meggers is widely respected among archaeologists in Latin America.
Academic text (2003) -
The bishop was a widely respected and much-loved leader to the Franks, who, grieving, vowed to carry his body to Jerusalem.
Academic text (1991) -
Wild Thorns, Sahar Khalifeh is one of the foremost living Palestinian writers and a widely respected feminist activist.
Blog text (12) -
Mr. Dahl, widely respected on Wall Street, as the chief architect of the longest peacetime economic expansion in history was in the fourth year of his second four-year term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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In December 2002, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesia's coordinating minister for security and a widely respected moderate within the Megawati government, urged that a peaceful solution be found for the Iraq crisis.
Academic text (2003) -
The First Lady is widely respected as a thoughtful leader, wife, and mother.
Synonyms
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1.0
Many people know them for something good or important
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1.0
Liked or admired by many people
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4.8
Very successful and respected for important achievements or good character
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5.6
People respect it for high quality or important achievements
70
3.5
Well known and respected by many people
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4.1
Well known and respected for being very good
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4.6
A person or thing that many people respect and admire
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7.4
Well known and respected for important work
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2.3
Admired by many people for good qualities
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3.3
Respected and admired because of important achievements or a long history
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5.6
Deeply respected and admired for age, wisdom, or good character
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2.7
Many people say good things about it
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3.2
Famous and admired for important achievements or qualities
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4.5
Liked and respected by many people
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3.7
A person or thing that people see as important because of good qualities
Known and admired by many people far away
Well known and admired for a particular skill or quality
Respected and looked up to by many people
A person who many people admire and love very much, often too much
Known and officially accepted as important or respected
Antonyms
How Respected
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'widely' (to a great degree/by many) modifies 'respected' (admired), so the meaning 'regarded with admiration by a large number of people' is directly derivable from the constituents. This adjectival+adverb pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward English modification rules, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it.
Etymology
Widely respected paints a simple picture: the word widely means it reaches many places, and respected shows people give someone honour. So, when a person's work or behaviour is known across many places, they are 'admired' by a large number of people.