re·spect·able
ri-ˈspek-tə-bəl 
2
: decent or correct in character or behavior : proper
3
a
: fair in size or quantity
a respectable amount
b
: moderately good : tolerable
4
: fit to be seen : presentable
respectable clothes
: a respectable person
Examples of respectable in a Sentence
Adjective
She comes from a very respectable family.
no respectable dietician would advise people to eat just one kind of food
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Luke Smith, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Episode one debuted on Paramount+ on March 30, and critics have high praise for the series, rating it 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, with audiences following close behind at a respectable 67% rating.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Sean Wilentz, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2017
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Adjective
Further back, Kimi Antonelli in sixth impressed in his Mercedes, setting the fastest lap of the race, while home favorite Yuki Tsunoda fought through to a respectable P12 in his first race for Red Bull.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Episode one debuted on Paramount+ on March 30, and critics have high praise for the series, rating it 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, with audiences following close behind at a respectable 67% rating.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
Shaken respectables thought the Paris Commune had crossed the Atlantic.
—Sean Wilentz, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2017
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“Respectable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respectable. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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