RESPECTABLE Synonyms: 379 Similar and Opposite Words

respectable

adjective

ri-ˈspek-tə-bəl

Definition of respectable

as in respected

having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge no respectable dietician would advise people to eat just one kind of food

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as in honorable

following the accepted rules of moral conduct cheating is not a respectable thing to do under any circumstances

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as in polite

following the established traditions of refined society and good taste has the respectable manners of someone who was well brought up

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as in decent

of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards the artwork that we commissioned from the muralist turned out to be respectable but was not quite what we had hoped for

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as in considerable

sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention got paid a respectable sum for speaking at our graduation

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Recent Examples of respectable Insider tip Do what respectable hockey writers do and stay at the Marriott Château Champlain. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Yesterday’s punk, grunge, and rebel-outsider upstarts have an uncanny way of evolving into today’s elder statesmen of respectable infamy. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 So far, the show has a very respectable 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, though that could move either direction once the series is out for the masses. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Such a designation constitutes one of our era’s most respectable distinctions. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for respectable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectable

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Anchoring coverage since 2013, Rebecca Lowe has become a respected voice from Premier League mornings to Olympic and World Cup broadcasts.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Producers who dedicated much of their careers to Love Productions, the respected company wholly acquired by Sky in 2020.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of respected

Adjective

In other words, what happens when their agreeable or polite approach to attaining something doesn’t work?

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Tell us about the crew From the waitstaff in the restaurants to the bartenders to the butler, the crew members were unfailingly polite and helpful.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

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Jeremy Jacquet looks like a decent replacement for Ibrahima Konate and getting Ronald Araujo on loan provides extra cover given the defensive injuries.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Cease has been decent against Guardians hitters, holding them to 26 hits in 105 at-bats, but only nine of them have been for extra bases.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of decent

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Long-term concessions give foreign companies considerable influence over critical infrastructure.

— Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
With the excitement will come considerable outside expectations he’s never experienced — some of Sumrall’s own making.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of considerable

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Karp chaired Paul Weiss, one of the country’s most prestigious law firms, for years before being forced to step down in February over his connections to Epstein.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026
Last year’s Venice Film Festival saw the premiere of Jay Kelly, in which George Clooney plays a movie star who travels to Italy to get a lifetime-achievement award from a prestigious film festival.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of prestigious

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Potassium is a mineral your body needs for proper heart and muscle function.

— Zia Sherrell, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
Bailey, who also serves as Bank of England governor, warned about the absence of proper guardrails around the technology, underscored by recent incidents in which frontier AI models being tested went rogue.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026