PRESENTABLE Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

presentable

adjective

as in personable

in good enough condition to be seen by someone I have to make myself presentable before our guests arrive. a presentable appearance

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Recent Examples of presentable When more presentable opportunities arrived, Bournemouth goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic kept them out with a series of smart, reactive saves, most notably to deny Callum Wilson’s flicked volley late on. —

Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026 Vacuuming regularly keeps your floors clean, protects them from wear, and makes your home feel instantly more presentable. —

Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 10 Feb. 2026 With his neat suit and greased hair, Murphy (who’ll be battered and bloody by the film’s finale) looks about as presentable as a mechanic possibly could. —

Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026 Spark excelled in dark humor of a particular British type—apparently presentable people plotting ingeniously malignant crimes (think Roald Dahl)—and combined this with a gift for dry, demimondaine London dialogue in the style of, say, Anthony Powell. —

The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for presentable

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But perhaps the most engaging aspect of Mario is his chameleon-like ability to remain at the same time personable and, ultimately, a blank slate.

— Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
These students are Zeke, a terrific football player often in trouble; Dontell, who is brilliant but rowdy; and Truth, who is personable and working with his criminal uncle.

— Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026