revered

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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

revered

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past tense and past participle of revere entry 1

Synonyms of revered

Adjective

• venerable
• venerated
• respected

Examples of revered in a Sentence

Adjective

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

One of motor history’s most revered icons was radically reborn this week… as a minimalist EV. — New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026

The temple has long been a revered institution in Thailand, where the majority of the population are Buddhist, but its image has been dented by the financial scandal. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Eva Marie Saint, a revered actress whose two preeminent performances — On the Waterfront and North by Northwest — encapsulated the glories of the 1950s’ Hollywood studio system, died on Tuesday. — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Mercury contamination, toxic algal blooms and invasive fish have threatened a rare and revered local fish, the chi. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1661, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for revered

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