RESPECTABILITY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

respectability

noun

Definition of respectability

as in morality

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Recent Examples of respectability If a suit traditionally signals conformity and respectability, corduroy gives it a louche edge. — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026 And its morality is the respectability politics of the model minority. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026 Such respectability politics are familiar to outsiders everywhere. — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 Derrick Brown’s return helped the Panthers climb back to respectability last season (16th in total defense). — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 After passing on a quarterback in April’s draft, the Jets are hoping Smith is good enough to guide the team back to respectability. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026 New York Giants John Harbaugh should bring some instant calm and respectability to the Giants. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2026 All of these statements have left Carlson teetering at the edge of respectability within the Republican Party. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026 But there was such a long way to go that simply getting back to respectability would be a major step forward. — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Not sincere, caring concern, and not questions about the legality or morality of Grace’s ultimatum.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Their morality, as Peter Thiel taught Sam Altman, is to become a monopoly — that’s the only true business, is to be a monopoly.

— Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of morality

Noun

At least Payton had the decency to meet the media for an unscheduled press conference Thursday rather than send Webb to the wolves (think Nuggets’ David Adelman as the first public voice on Michael Malone’s firing).

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
At least Mark Zuckerberg had the decency to be duplicitous, Altman is just openly consumed by the mania of trying to win the most important technological arms race since the atom bomb.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of decency

Noun

Legal recognition of the country’s nobility stopped in 1946 and for aristocrats such as Princess Giacinta Ruspoli, upkeep of the family’s ancestral homes doesn’t come cheap.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Thomas Jefferson is believed to have loved these wines and today they are enjoyed by Italian nobility and discerning wine lovers the world over.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of nobility

Noun

The nod to purity emphasized the paint brand’s relationship to cleanliness and virtue, and possibly other notions of bigotry.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
For Monday meditation, the teaching group has assigned the 10 paramis (spiritual virtues) of Buddhism, which explore topics like generosity, wisdom and patience.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of virtue

Noun

The program honors female athletes who take consequential stands for fairness, opportunity or safety and provides financial support and access to leadership programming.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
In all fairness, Halley's subpar performance was not unexpected.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of fairness

Noun

Building a reputation for trustworthiness and fairness through transparent actions and accountability also helps reinforce one’s incorruptibility.

— Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
While critics say these changes are merely cosmetic, many ordinary Bangladeshis have been sold on the veneer of incorruptibility that comes from a theological under-pinning.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026

Definition of incorruptibility

Noun

Black men are imprisoned at more than five times the rate of white men, and a lot of commentators move straight from that number to the conclusion that the criminal justice system is racist.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
The company agrees with skeptics like the NFL that justices must eventually opine on whether states and tribes should regulate its sports event contracts as sports bets, a Supreme Court litigator working with Kalshi told Semafor.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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