He is said to have been a man of respectable position.
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Respectable
/[ɹɪˈspɛk.tə.bl̩]/
Synonyms for "respectable" (188 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (38)
Adjective(7 words)
acceptableadequateadmissibleall rightalrightappreciableappropriatebecomingbefittingbetter than nothingbetwixt and betweenblamelesschastechristiancleancomelyconformingconsiderablecorrectcreditable
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (56)
erectesteemedestimableethicalfairfair to middlingfairishfamousfatefull of integritygenteelgoodgood enoughgoodishgoodlyheld in esteemhigh principledhigh-mindedhigh-principledhighly esteemed
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highly regardedhighly reputedhighly respectablehonesthonorablehonoredimmaculatein favorin good odorin high favorindifferentinnocentinsipidinviolateirreproachablejustlacklusterladylikelaw abidinglaw-abidinglaw-lovinglaw-reveringmanlymediocremediummeritorious
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(1 words)
ideal conduct
Related words (94)
middlingmoderatemodestmoralnamby pambynamby-pambynicenoblenot amissnot badnot half badnot so badof a kindof a sortof sortsokokaypassablepresentableprestigious
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pretty goodprincipledproperpurereasonablerefinedreputablereputedrespectedreveredreverendrightright mindedright-mindedrighteoussatisfactoryseemlysensiblesignificantsizablesizeablesmartso soso-sospotlessstainlesssterlingstraightsubstantialsufficientsuitabletedioustidytolerabletrue-dealingtrue-devotedtrue-disposingtrue-souledtrue-spiritedtrueheartedunblemisheduncorruptuncorruptedundefiledunexceptionableunimpeachableunobjectionableunspottedunstainedunsullieduntarnisheduprightuprighteousupstandingvapidvenerableveneratedvirtuouswell-thought-ofwishy washywishy-washyworkmanlikeworshipfulworthyyeomanly
Adjective(5 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Related word relations
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More general
4 entriesperformance descriptorqualitative descriptorquality descriptorquantity descriptor
More specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesrespectable companyrespectable incomerespectable marginrespectable performancerespectable reputationrespectable sample size
Inflections
2 entriesmore respectablemost respectable
Derivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
9 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
I know some most respectable people in the town.
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I hope to earn a respectable income by the time I settle down.
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He is respectable in every way.
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Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.