respectable
Americanadjective
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worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy.
a respectable citizen.
- Synonyms:
- honorable
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of good social standing, reputation, etc..
a respectable neighborhood.
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suitable or good enough to be seen or used.
respectable clothes; respectable language.
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of moderate excellence; fairly good; fair.
a respectable performance.
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appreciable in size, number, or amount.
a respectable turnout.
adjective
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having or deserving the respect of other people; estimable; worthy
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having good social standing or reputation
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having socially or conventionally acceptable morals, standards, etc
a respectable woman
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relatively or fairly good; considerable
a respectable salary
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fit to be seen by other people; presentable
Other Word Forms
- nonrespectable adjective
- nonrespectableness noun
- nonrespectably adverb
- prerespectable adjective
- quasi-respectable adjective
- quasi-respectably adverb
- respectability noun
- respectableness noun
- respectably adverb
- semirespectable adjective
- superrespectable adjective
- superrespectableness noun
- superrespectably adverb
- ultrarespectable adjective
- ultrarespectableness noun
- ultrarespectably adverb
- unrespectable adjective
Etymology
Origin of respectable
Example Sentences
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A local prefect once told me of his distaste at the thought that Orsoni could be profiting from his new stage to show a more respectable side.
From BBC
Keeping track of Good and Evil was exhausting, especially when Evil looked like such a respectable person.
From Literature
Ex-Norway forward Joshua King has a very respectable five goals against United, although neither of his two senior appearances for the club came in the league.
From BBC
The offensive line for the Chargers, a unit constantly under construction, did a respectable job early on of protecting Herbert, who was sacked 60 times this season.
From Los Angeles Times
While that doesn’t quite match the S&P 500’s 17.7% return, it’s respectable given its huge helping of bonds, which returned 7% on average.
From Barron's
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