presentable

adjective

Definition of presentablenext
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 Your shower might look perfectly presentable and still be biologically active. — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 10 May 2026 Everything arrives in a perfectly presentable gift box, and best of all, your recipient is guaranteed to like it. — Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 5 May 2026 Keep reading to shop even more relaxed, sweatpants-like jeans that deliver that same effortless, off-duty vibe while still looking presentable. — Aashna Gheewalla, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 The groups, whose numbers have swelled in recent years, now form an essential backstop for city officials' efforts to try to keep this city of more than 8 million residents clean and presentable. — Tim Craig The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for presentable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presentable
  1. personable
  2. pleasant
  3. decent
  4. lovely
  5. comely
  6. respectable
  7. good
  8. pretty
Adjective
  • The service At both the hotel and the restaurant, the service is relaxed and personable.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • Sara, a college graduate who works for the State of Texas, is pragmatic and personable.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of personable
Adjective
  • The café-bar is a pleasant enough hangout with slate-gray walls punched with color, shelves of artsy souvenirs, and design magazines worth browsing, but the surrounding streets are stacked with great dining options.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • Now diners can savor the nuances of masa from all over Mexico – Oaxaca, Tlaxcala, Yucatan, Campeche – either indoors or in the pleasant, outdoor parklet.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Definition of pleasant
Adjective
  • As time passes, the kills have to get more inventive to sustain the level of suspense required for a decent sized group of people to be in fear of their lives for a prolong period of time.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • These are fine principles, the bedrock of any decent society.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Definition of decent
Adjective
  • One of the loveliest times of day is in the morning when sun streams through the windows that look out onto the street.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • By this lovely account, Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium’s demolition was a dignified affair.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of lovely
Adjective
  • According to Alessandro Usielli, head of Ford global brand entertainment, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover and Ford have all worked with the Bond franchise to introduce new models by providing cars for the superspy, his coterie of comely conquests and his villainous adversaries.
    — Brett Berk, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
  • But there is one recent, telltale post full of pics of the comely couple.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of comely
Adjective
  • For a standard Republican candidate, a hypothetical best-case scenario is a respectable loss in November.
    — Dain Fitzgerald, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
  • While all respectable in their own right, there are additional haunts along and beyond the Front Range still serving cold ones today — and some are said to be just that, haunted.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026
Definition of respectable
Adjective
  • Even the Brewers, the leaders for team ERA, added another good arm just for safe measure.
    — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Chef Iñigo Lavado spent years hopping between Europe’s best kitchens, including Alain Ducasse and Ferran Adriá, before opening his namesake restaurant in the neighboring city of Irún in 2004.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of good
Adjective
  • Chef Yannick Lohou, fresh from Barcelona, holds the dining room spellbound with pretty-as-a-picture dishes such as toro tartare with caviar.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Television was pretty meh across the board the last 12 months.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of pretty

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