RESPECTABLE Synonyms: 379 Similar and Opposite Words

respectable

adjective

ri-ˈspek-tə-bəl

as in respected

having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge no respectable dietician would advise people to eat just one kind of food

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as in honorable

following the accepted rules of moral conduct cheating is not a respectable thing to do under any circumstances

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as in polite

following the established traditions of refined society and good taste has the respectable manners of someone who was well brought up

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as in decent

of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards the artwork that we commissioned from the muralist turned out to be respectable but was not quite what we had hoped for

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as in considerable

sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention got paid a respectable sum for speaking at our graduation

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Recent Examples of respectable Voters do occasionally notice who's actually on the ballot, and Democrats are serving up a semi-respectable offering. —

Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026 The ratings for the inaugural episode, hosted by Tina Fey, drew a respectable 226,000 viewers and a mixed bag of reviews. —

K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 Tatum eventually heated up during a 13-point third quarter and finished with a respectable stat line in Boston’s 102-92 loss at TD Garden (16 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals, one turnover in 31 minutes). —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026 And that was a respectable thing for women of the upper middle class at that time. —

Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for respectable

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One of the city's most respected chefs, Lawrence was previously at the acclaimed restaurant North of Bourbon.

— Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
One of the nation’s oldest and most respected high school baseball showcases, the Lions Tournament has been a rite of spring in San Diego for decades.

— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026