Synonyms for respectability

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ri-spek-tuh-bil-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˌspɛk təˈbɪl ɪ ti

Définition of respectability

Origin : 1785, from respectable + -ity.

noun integrity

Example sentences :

Of course, there was no such search for him as is made for the man of respectability and position.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

And after the striking of the blow, this respectability was continued in immobility and silence.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Officialdom is their divinity and respectability their key to life.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

A sort of New England respectability and quietness hung over it.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

Dignity and respectability have ruined alike the historian and the biographer.
Extract from : « James Boswell » by William Keith Leask

I suppose you think we are cursed with 'respectability' at home.
Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever

And do you now talk to me of 'respectability,' and 'connections,' and such nonsense?
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 » by Various

His wealth and his respectability were not exactly the reasons why I was anxious to seek his advice.
Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

All the lawful conventions are coming to me, all the glamours of respectability!
Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad

The primal laws do not take into account our ideas of respectability.
Extract from : « Sex=The Unknown Quantity » by Ali Nomad

Antonyms for respectability

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