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

Our Lady, a revered apparition of the Virgin Mary, asked why Flores-Gomez had stopped singing to her. —Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Laila Nakhla is arguably Egypt’s most revered contemporary jewelry designer, with more than four decades of expertise in fusing the aesthetics of the ancients with a modern twist. —Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026

But the backlash suggests On This Day… is still somewhat ahead of its time, and that viewers don’t want revered storytellers embracing artificial intelligence. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026

Numerous vendors sold empty orange and clear plastic jugs that followers filled to take revered water home. —Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 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