revered

adjective

re·​vered ri-ˈvird 

: regarded with reverence : regarded as worthy of great honor and respect

… Vince Carter, a member of the U. S. basketball team and still a state hero after having been a star on the University of North Carolina's revered hoops team.

—Erin Whalen

Here are some of their greatest monasteries and the remains of their most revered saints.

—Janine Di Giovanni

… because [Doina] Melinte was the 1984 Olympic gold medalist at 800 meters, she remains one of Romania's most revered citizens.

—Merrell Noden

Synonyms of revered

• venerable
• venerated
• respected

Examples of revered in a Sentence

a professor who is highly revered at the college where she has taught for the last four decades

Recent Examples on the Web

The revered Black Sabbath frontman’s bandmates reflected on his legacy on the anniversary of his death. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026

The revered player’s death was caused by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Howard plays Benjamin Drake, a revered attorney looking to serve justice to the uber-rich elite. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 July 2026

The Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre, along with exhibitions about the landscape and the Osoyoos Indian Band, offers tours to Spotted Lake, considered a revered place of healing for centuries and a sacred site for the local Indigenous peoples. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for revered

• commandeered
• disappeared
• engineered
• interfered
• persevered
• pioneered
• reappeared
• volunteered
• adhered
• appeared
• bluebeard
• cashiered