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
The firm is established as a go-to for legendary gentlemen in real life and on the big screen, from Winston Churchill’s Siren Suit, which enabled the prime minister to get presentable in a hurry during WWII air raids, to Robert Redford’s plethora of pastel shirting in The Great Gatsby.
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Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
This look is even more minimalist (and replicable), something easy but still presentable enough for the paparazzi.
—Isabel Serra, Glamour, 29 May 2025
Mbappe missed two presentable chances in the first half before being shut out for much of the second.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The household staff who serve some of the wealthiest people in America are expected to be presentable, tech-savvy, skilled in caring for fine art, china, rugs, and designer clothes—plus always available and completely devoted.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
This look is even more minimalist (and replicable), something easy but still presentable enough for the paparazzi.
—Isabel Serra, Glamour, 29 May 2025
Mbappe missed two presentable chances in the first half before being shut out for much of the second.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The household staff who serve some of the wealthiest people in America are expected to be presentable, tech-savvy, skilled in caring for fine art, china, rugs, and designer clothes—plus always available and completely devoted.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presentable
Adjective
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Building a personable brand starts with making connections.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Five minutes into the discussion, an assistant reconnects him on a laptop for a more intimate face to face conversation with the personable exec.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 June 2025
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Using a real-life incarceration facility near Geelong in Victoria that had just opened (but wasn’t populated yet), Williams has a setting that’s sunny and modern, not inherently depressing if not exactly pleasant, either.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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The most pleasant surprise to me was Ohio’s Matt Ponatoski, ranked as the No. 29 QB by 247Sports.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Start by rolling them on a countertop with a decent amount of pressure; doing so helps release the lemon juice from its membranes.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
23 June 2025
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Building a high-functioning AI agent isn’t cheap: from $5,000 at the low end to upwards of $20,000 just to get something decent off the ground.—
Brando Murphy,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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With so many lovely fruits at our fingertips, there’s no reason to trifle with making a trifle this summer.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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Jake looked back over a decade’s worth of Denis stating his desire to one day direct Bond and there is some lovely detail – the clues were there from the start.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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The translator need only find the right verbal stones and install them in comely sentences, in cadences that mirror the author’s own, and Mishima’s voice will emerge.—
Deborah Treisman,
The New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2024
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This road car with racetrack roots emerged as a shot across the bow of Jaguar after its comely E-type was unveiled at the 1961 Geneva Motor show.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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There’s no denying that the second-generation Pontiac Firebird Trans Am muscle car tipped the scale toward kitsch, adding flares, spoilers, and a set of cringeworthy decals—available as of 1973 as a $55 option—to an otherwise respectable design.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
27 June 2025
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Zeller was taken ahead of the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Steven Adams, a pair of big men who’ve had more than respectable careers.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Candice took us to the west, the prettier side of the compound, where the maze lay, and the gardens and pond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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High-Quality Pantry Staples When in doubt, a practical choice, especially one that comes in pretty packaging, will always be appreciated—or at the very least, used.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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What Aggarwal does best is to blend traditional Indian craftsmanship with modern designs, and this collection was no different — with his modern reinterpretations of vintage Banarasi textiles.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
24 June 2025
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Charlotte Hornets, Tre Johnson, guard, Texas: A bigger scoring guard who is good with the ball in his hands and also can play catch-and-shoot.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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“Presentable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentable. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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