respectable

[ri-spek-tuh-buhl] / rɪˈspɛk tə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

good, honest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate creditable decent honorable mediocre modest ordinary proper satisfactory tolerable upright

WEAK

admirable august becoming befitting comely conforming correct decorous dignified done estimable fair moderate nice passable presentable redoubtable redoubted reputable reputed respected seemly sublime suitable venerable virtuous well-thought-of worthy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

extraordinary improper insufficient intolerable unacceptable unsuitable unsuited

WEAK

bad cheap corrupt dishonest dishonorable inadequate miserly unrespectable unworthy

ADJECTIVE

substantial, ample

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decent good reasonable sensible sizable tolerable

WEAK

appreciable considerable fair fairly good goodly presentable tidy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad inadequate inconsiderable insufficient intolerable unreasonable unsuitable

WEAK

cheap corrupt dishonest dishonorable miserly unrespectable unworthy

Example Sentences

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Though more respectable than factory work, pay remained low and advancement rare.

From The Wall Street Journal

Root has played 14 Tests in Australia and scored 892 runs, a respectable return.

From BBC

It’s a respectable fund with a small corner dedicated to hunting for value in the margins.

From MarketWatch

If they succeed in making racism respectable again, they will be the ruin of America.

From The Wall Street Journal

The New York native, a descendant of Jewish immigrants from Poland and Ukraine, had spent 16 years running the Discovery cable channel group, a respectable business, but one that lacked Hollywood flash.

From Los Angeles Times

respectable

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