esteemed

adjective

es·​teemed i-ˈstēmd 

: highly regarded

an esteemed author

my esteemed colleagues

our esteemed leader/guests

He also wrote to Richard Randolph's stepfather, the esteemed lawyer St. George Tucker …

—Garry Wills

… combined his esteemed position as a barrister with an increasingly high-profile writing career …

—Lucy Scholes

… William Allen White was widely esteemed as, in Life magazine's words, "An American Institution."

—David M. Kennedy

… her freshman year at perhaps Virginia's most esteemed university …

—Lia Russell

If, as they say, I am a Man of Letters I come, like my fellows, at the tail-end of a long once esteemed tradition in English and American writing.

—V. S. Pritchett

Synonyms of esteemed

• respected
• respectable
• prestigious
• reputable
• reputed
• distinguished
• renowned
• estimable

Examples of esteemed in a Sentence

concerned about his heart, my grandfather went to see an esteemed cardiac specialist

Recent Examples on the Web

Protesters have been calling for accountability after allegations entrance exams to esteemed medical schools had been leaked and sold, with the unrest led by a youth campaign known as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

That is certainly the case with the latest release from Tequila Ocho, one of the best names in agave spirits, which has collaborated with esteemed Cognac house Ferrand on a new añejo tequila. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 July 2026

Yet America’s professional soccer league is little esteemed at home and abroad. — Chris Pope, Washington Post, 15 July 2026

James had spent 17 years working for two esteemed galleries—Anthony D’Offay, in London and Paula Cooper in New York—before striking out on his own, with his wife as partner. — Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for esteemed

• unredeemed
• beamed
• creamed
• deemed
• dreamed
• gleamed
• leamed
• reamed
• schemed
• screamed
• seamed
• seemed