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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We headed to the alley at the back of the shop, keeping a respectable distance between us.
From Literature
"This is a job that is more difficult than it looks. Claudia, despite her self-mockery and nerves, put in a respectable first shift," she wrote.
From BBC
But after a respectable start, the wheels fell off and Frank was replaced by Tudor last month.
One of the largest regulated utilities in the country has delivered a very respectable 26% return over the past year and pays a dividend yield of close to 3%.
From Barron's
“The Complex” works instead by painstaking accretion—or rather, by erosion, recording in granular detail all the lies and violations that eat away at the Chopras’ respectable facade.
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