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

• estimable
• name
• prestigious
• recognized
• reputable
• reputed
• respectable
• respected

Examples of esteemed in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

First seen by Daring Fireball’s John Gruber and reported by esteemed tech site The Verge, Apples’ warning comes in the form of an exclamation point. —Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

The new restaurants were added to the list in the lead-up to the California Michelin Guide ceremony on June 25, where the guide will announce the restaurants receiving the esteemed Michelin stars and Bib Gourmand awards. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025

Among Mao’s most ardent admirers, there’s a sense of pride that the US president appears to be borrowing from the revolutionary playbook of their esteemed supreme leader. —Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025

None of the esteemed coaches – Doc Rivers, Tyronn Lue, Becky Hammon – who mentored her taught her this strategy. —Aaron Heisen, Oc Register, 11 May 2025

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