revered

adjective

re·​vered ri-ˈvird 

: regarded with reverence : regarded as worthy of great honor and respect

… Vince Carter, a member of the U. S. basketball team and still a state hero after having been a star on the University of North Carolina's revered hoops team.

—Erin Whalen

Here are some of their greatest monasteries and the remains of their most revered saints.

—Janine Di Giovanni

… because [Doina] Melinte was the 1984 Olympic gold medalist at 800 meters, she remains one of Romania's most revered citizens.

—Merrell Noden

Synonyms

• hallowed
• reverend
• sacred
• venerable
• venerated

Examples of revered in a Sentence

a professor who is highly revered at the college where she has taught for the last four decades

Recent Examples on the Web

Loading your audio article From a popular Bay Area jazz/swing crooner to a celebration of Pi Day and a revered chamber quartet playing the stately Kohl Mansion, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend. —Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025

Kansas City musician Danny Cox, a revered figure who embodied the spirit of music and the Civil Rights Movement, has died. —Laura Ziegler, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2025

Lastly, the revered Netflix horror drama The Piano Lesson starring John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler leads the motion picture categories with a whopping 14 nominations. —Alexandra Polk, refinery29.com, 20 Feb. 2025

The revered Shinto shrine dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami is actually comprised of 125 smaller shrines, and is a terrific way to gain a richer understanding of Japanese culture and values. —Katie Chang, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for revered

• commandeered
• disappeared
• engineered
• interfered
• persevered
• pioneered
• reappeared
• volunteered
• adhered
• appeared
• bluebeard
• cashiered