Respect

//ɹɪˈspɛkt//

Synonyms for "respect" (422 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Strong matches (126)

bless blessing bounden duty burden business call of duty care carrying out case characteristic charge civility comity commitment comparison complaisance compliance compliments comply comply with

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concentration concern concernment configuration conform conform to conformance conformity connect connection consciousness consider considerateness consideration correspond correspond to count countenance courteousness courtesy credit datum deal with dedication defer to deification deify detail devoir devoirs devotion diligence discharge do justice to duties and responsibilities duty ear earnestness effect eidolon element endorse endorsement entertain respect for espial espionage estimation ethics etiquette exalt execution eye facet fact factor fashion favor favorable regard favorable vote fealty fear feature fellow feeling figure fill follow footing form frame of reference framework friendly relations fulfill fulfillment germaneness gestalt good graces good terms good understanding good wishes goodwill gracefulness graciousness greetings guise harmony have connection with have regard for heed heedfulness heeding hero worship

Verb(10 words)

censure clock count deem dub face find give heed hallow heed

Noun(5 words)

consideration dimension face facet fealty

Related words (211)

hero-worship hold by hold in esteem hold in reverence hold with homage honor idolatry idolization idolize image imago imperative impression in incidental indorse instance intentiveness intentness

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interest involve item keep keep faith keep faith with keep in countenance keeping liaise with light like likeness line of duty lineaments link with live up to look look up to looking lookout loyalty make good manner materiality matter meet memory mental outlook mindfulness minor detail minutia minutiae mission must mutual regard name nod note notice obedience obeisance obey obligation observance observation observe ok onus ought outlook particular pay attention to pay homage to performance pertain to pertinence phase phasis piety place point point of view politeness position practice prestige prize property prostration quality rapport recognize refer refer to reference reference system regardfulness regards relate relate to relatedness relation relevance remark respectfulness respects revere reverence salutations sanction satisfaction satisfy seal of approval seeming self-imposed duty semblance shape side sight simulacrum situation slant solicitousness solicitude spying stamp of approval stand standpoint style submit sympathy system tact tactfulness take kindly to thing think highly of think much of think of think well of thought thoughtfulness tie in tie in with total effect touch touch upon trait treasury treat of tribute twist universe uphold urbanity value venerate veneration view view with favor viewing viewpoint voice vote watch watching wise witnessing worship worth yea yea vote

Verb(33 words)

hold honour idolize interpret judge lay store by let in on look up to look upon mark mind notice observe pass pay attention pay heed pick up what someone is putting down prise privy put store by

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put store in rate regard as revere see set store by take heed take note take notice think of venerate view as worthy

Noun(6 words)

honor obedience recognition respectfulness side veneration

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

9 relation types

More general

27 entries

accept affection affectionateness attitude civility consider courtesy detail filial duty fondness good manners heart honor honour item laurels

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Antonyms

30 entries

abhor abuse being being rude belittle belittlement contemn contempt contumely despect dis disdain dishonor disparagement disregard disrespect

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Synonyms

6 entries

admiration aspect deference esteem obedience regard

Related terms

1 entries

respective

derived

33 entries

ablative of respect by-respect disrespect final respects have respect of persons in many respects in respect in respect of last respects misrespect of respect over-respect overrespect pay respect

Showing 16 of 33 words.

has context

3 entries

always plural dated except in respecting jamaica

is a

5 entries

attitude courtesy don't always expect detail emotion important concept

manner of

2 entries

accept see

related to

103 entries

admiration admire admire honor adoration adulation all due aspect at funeral attitude authority awe be earned condolences deep deep admiration deference

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Translations

378 translations across 106 languages.

Albanian

3 entries

nderim noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respekt noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respektoj verb (to have respect for)

Amharic

1 entries

ክብር noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

σέβας noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Arabic

4 entries

احترام noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
احترام noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
اِحْتِرَام noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
اِعْتِبَار noun (particular aspect of something)

Armenian

4 entries

հարգանք noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
հարգել verb (to have respect for)
հարգել verb (to have regard for the rights of others)
հարգել verb (to abide by an agreement)

Asturian

1 entries

respetu noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Avar

1 entries

хӏурмат noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

baxım noun (particular aspect of something)
ehtiram noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
ehtiram noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
hörmət noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Bashkir

2 entries

ихтирам noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
хөрмәт noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Bavarian German

1 entries

Respekt noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Belarusian

4 entries

адно́сіны noun (particular aspect of something)
пава́га noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
паважа́нне noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
паважа́ньне noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Bengali

1 entries

সম্মান noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Breton

2 entries

doujañs noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
doujañ verb (to have respect for)

Bulgarian

4 entries

зачи́тане noun (good opinion, honor, or admiration)
отноше́ние noun (particular aspect of something)
по́чит noun (good opinion, honor, or admiration)
уваже́ние noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Burmese

2 entries

ရိုသေ noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
အရိုအသေ noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Catalan

2 entries

respecte noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respectar verb (to have respect for)

Central Kurdish

3 entries

ڕێز noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
ڕێزوسڵاو noun (polite greetings)
ڕێز گرتن verb (to have respect for)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

尊敬 noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
尊重 noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

尊敬 noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
尊重 noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
方面 noun (particular aspect of something)
尊敬 verb (to have respect for)

Czech

4 entries

ohled noun (particular aspect of something)
respekt noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
vyjádření úcty noun (polite greetings)
úcta noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Danish

3 entries

agtelse noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
henseende noun (particular aspect of something)
respekt noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Dari

2 entries

اَدَب noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
اِحْتِرَام noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Dutch

4 entries

achting noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
eerbied noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respect noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
eerbiedigen verb (to abide by an agreement)

Egyptian

2 entries

S:f-i-i-t-F7 noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
S:f-F7 verb (to have respect for)

Esperanto

4 entries

altestimo noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respektemo noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respekto noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
altestimi verb (to have respect for)

Estonian

1 entries

lugupidamine noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Finnish

4 entries

kunnioitus noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
kunnioitus noun (polite greetings)
suhde noun (particular aspect of something)
kunnioittaa verb (to have respect for)

French

2 entries

respect noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respecter verb (to have respect for)

Friulian

1 entries

rispiet noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Galician

2 entries

respecto noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respectar verb (to have respect for)

Georgian

2 entries

პატივისცემა noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
პატივისცემა verb (to have respect for)

German

4 entries

Achtung noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
Respekt noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respektieren verb (to have respect for)
respektieren verb (to have regard for the rights of others)

Greek

4 entries

σέβη noun (polite greetings)
σεβασμός noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
σέβομαι verb (to have respect for)
σέβομαι verb (to have regard for the rights of others)

Hebrew

2 entries

כָּבוֹד noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
כיבד \ כִּבֵּד verb (to have respect for)

Hindi

4 entries

आदर noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
सम्मान noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
सम्मान noun (good opinion, honor, or admiration)
आदर verb (to have respect for)

Hungarian

4 entries

elismerés noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
kegyelet noun (polite greetings)
megbecsülés noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
szempont noun (particular aspect of something)

Icelandic

4 entries

leyti noun (particular aspect of something)
virðing noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
virðing noun (polite greetings)
bera virðingu fyrir verb (to have respect for)

Indonesian

1 entries

hormat noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Iranian Persian

2 entries

اَدَب noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
اِحْتِرام noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Irish

4 entries

meas noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
oirmhidin noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
urraim noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
ómós noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Italian

4 entries

materia noun (particular aspect of something)
riguardo noun (particular aspect of something)
rispetto noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
rispetto noun (good opinion, honor, or admiration)

Japanese

4 entries

尊敬 noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
尊敬 noun (good opinion, honor, or admiration)
尊重 noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
崇敬 noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Kaitag

1 entries

хатир noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Kazakh

4 entries

сый noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
қадір noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
құрмет noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
ардақтау verb (to have respect for)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

vìshā noun (good opinion, honor, or admiration)

Khmer

3 entries

ការគោរព noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
គារវៈ noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
គោរព verb (to have respect for)

Korean

4 entries

경의 noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
점 noun (particular aspect of something)
존중 noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
존경하다 verb (to have respect for)

Kyrgyz

3 entries

кадыр noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
кадырдоо noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
сый noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Ladin

1 entries

respet noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Lao

1 entries

ເຄົາລົບ verb (to have respect for)

Latgalian

1 entries

cīns noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Latin

4 entries

observantia noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respectus noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
reverentia noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
honōrō verb (to have respect for)

Latvian

1 entries

cieņa noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Lithuanian

3 entries

pagarba noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
gerbti verb (to have respect for)
gerbti verb (to have regard for the rights of others)

Macedonian

4 entries

почит noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
респект noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
почитува verb (to have respect for)
респекти́ра verb (to have respect for)

Malay

2 entries

adab noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
hormat noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Maltese

1 entries

rispett noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Marathi

1 entries

आदर noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Mongolian

2 entries

хүндэтгэл noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
хүндлэх verb (to have respect for)

Māori

4 entries

kauanuanu noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
whakaute noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
ngākau whakaute verb (to have respect for)
whakamiha verb (to have respect for)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

uhishimu verb (to have respect for)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries

giramî noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
hurmet noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
ihtiram noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
rêzdarî noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

aspekt noun (particular aspect of something)
henseende noun (particular aspect of something)
måte noun (particular aspect of something)
respekt noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

respekt noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respekt noun (good opinion, honor, or admiration)
vyrdnad noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Occitan

1 entries

respècte noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Old Javanese

1 entries

sĕmbah noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

احترام noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
اعتبار noun (good opinion, honor, or admiration)
حرمت noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
صایغی noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries

почитовац verb (to have respect for)

Pashto

1 entries

احترام noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Persian

1 entries

احترام گذاشتن verb (to have respect for)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Acht (nds) noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Polish

4 entries

atencja noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
atentacja noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
estyma noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
poważanie noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Portuguese

4 entries

respeito noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respeito noun (polite greetings)
respeito noun (particular aspect of something)
reverência noun (polite greetings)

Punjabi

1 entries

ਸਤਕਾਰ noun (good opinion, honor, or admiration)

Romanian

3 entries

privință noun (particular aspect of something)
respect noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respecta verb (to have respect for)

Russian

4 entries

отноше́ние noun (particular aspect of something)
почте́ние noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
уваже́ние noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
почита́ть verb (to have respect for)

Samoan

1 entries

āva noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Sanskrit

4 entries

आदर noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
सम्मान noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
सम्मान noun (good opinion, honor, or admiration)
मानति verb (to have respect for)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

onair noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
suim noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
urram noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

poštovánje noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
поштова́ње noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
uvažávati verb (to have respect for)
уважа́вати verb (to have respect for)

Sicilian

1 entries

rispettu noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Slovak

4 entries

rešpekt noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
úcta noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
mať úctu verb (to have respect for)
rešpektovať verb (to have respect for)

Slovene

2 entries

spoštovanje noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
spoštovati verb (to have respect for)

Spanish

4 entries

pleitesía noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respeto noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
respeto noun (polite greetings)
respeto noun (particular aspect of something)

Swahili

4 entries

adabu noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
adabu noun (polite greetings)
heshimu verb (to have respect for)
heshimu verb (to have regard for the rights of others)

Swedish

4 entries

aktning noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
avseende noun (particular aspect of something)
hänseende noun (particular aspect of something)
respekt noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Tabasaran

1 entries

гьюрмат noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Tagalog

1 entries

paggalang noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Tajik

4 entries

адаб noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
иззат noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
эҳтиром noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
ҳурмат noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Tamil

2 entries

மதிப்பு noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
மதி verb (to have respect for)

Tatar

2 entries

ихтирам noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
хөрмәт noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Telugu

2 entries

గౌరవం noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
గౌరవించు verb (to have respect for)

Tetum

1 entries

respeitu noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Thai

3 entries

ความเคารพ noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
เคารพ noun (particular aspect of something)
เคารพ verb (to have respect for)

Tongan

1 entries

fakaʻapaʻapa noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Turkish

4 entries

açı noun (particular aspect of something)
bakım noun (particular aspect of something)
husus noun (particular aspect of something)
hürmet noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Turkmen

1 entries

hormat noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Ukrainian

4 entries

відно́шення noun (particular aspect of something)
пова́га noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
поважа́ння noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
поша́на noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Urdu

2 entries

آدَر noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
اِحْتِرام noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Uyghur

2 entries

ئىززەت noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
ھۆرمەت noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Uzbek

3 entries

ehtirom noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
hurmat noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
izzat noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Vietnamese

2 entries

sự tôn trọng noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
tôn trọng verb (to have respect for)

Walloon

1 entries

respecter verb (to have respect for)

Welsh

1 entries

parch noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Yiddish

2 entries

דרך־ארץ noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
כּבֿוד noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)

Zazaki

4 entries

adab noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
hurmet noun (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit)
hurmetkar noun (good opinion, honor, or admiration)
itibar noun (good opinion, honor, or admiration)

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

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To be quiet in class is to respect other people's sleep.

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I respect you for what you have done.

Source: tatoeba (17386)

Discussion is based upon mutual respect.

Source: tatoeba (19983)

We must have respect for tradition.

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Respect

Synonyms for "respect" (422 found)

Closest matches (85)

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Related words (211)

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Translations

Albanian

Amharic

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Armenian

Asturian

Avar

Azerbaijani

Bashkir

Bavarian German

Belarusian

Bengali

Breton

Bulgarian

Burmese

Catalan

Central Kurdish

Chinese Cantonese

Chinese Mandarin

Czech

Danish

Dari

Dutch

Egyptian

Esperanto

Estonian

Finnish

French

Friulian

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Iranian Persian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Kaitag

Kazakh

Khiamniungan Naga

Khmer

Korean

Kyrgyz

Ladin

Lao

Latgalian

Latin

Latvian

Lithuanian

Macedonian

Malay

Maltese

Marathi

Mongolian

Māori

Ngazidja Comorian

Northern Kurdish

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Nynorsk