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Antonyms for respectable
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : ri-spek-tuh-buhl |
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈspɛk tə bəl |
Definition of respectable
Origin :- "worthy of esteem," 1580s; see respect (v.) + -able. Sense of "having an honest reputation" is from 1755. That of "occupying a fairly good position in society" is c.1800. Related: Respectably.
- adj good, honest
- adj substantial, ample
- This was a cousin of Miss Moreton's, a respectable clergyman.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- One of these days the respectable Republic will find this out.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- This inn was kept by two respectable ladies, who were sisters.
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- She knew that in that quarter everyone is not respectable, but everyone is kind.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- She smoked cigarettes, and he could not think that this would have been respectable in any other woman.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- She is respectable, but not sentimental, and will state the fact.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- He was a respectable, handsome-looking gentleman, advanced in middle age.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- I'll wager he's living as quiet and respectable as any gentleman ever lived yet.'
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- The fellow has no property as respectable as the basest virtue of a wolf.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- I have no doubt that we shall do our duty by the respectable old structures.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
Synonyms for respectable
- admirable
- appreciable
- appropriate
- august
- becoming
- befitting
- comely
- conforming
- considerable
- correct
- creditable
- decent
- decorous
- dignified
- done
- estimable
- fair
- fairly good
- good
- goodly
- honorable
- mediocre
- moderate
- modest
- nice
- ordinary
- passable
- presentable
- proper
- reasonable
- redoubtable
- redoubted
- reputable
- reputed
- respected
- satisfactory
- seemly
- sensible
- sizable
- sublime
- suitable
- tidy
- tolerable
- upright
- venerable
- virtuous
- well-thought-of
- worthy
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