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

Example sentences :

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

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