RESPECTABILITY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

respectability

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Recent Examples of respectability The match may have been arranged, with Gladys offering wealth and the duke respectability, but as the season dawns, the couple is deeply in love. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026 If a suit traditionally signals conformity and respectability, corduroy gives it a louche edge. — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026 And its morality is the respectability politics of the model minority. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026 Such respectability politics are familiar to outsiders everywhere. — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 Derrick Brown’s return helped the Panthers climb back to respectability last season (16th in total defense). — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 After passing on a quarterback in April’s draft, the Jets are hoping Smith is good enough to guide the team back to respectability. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026 New York Giants John Harbaugh should bring some instant calm and respectability to the Giants. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2026 All of these statements have left Carlson teetering at the edge of respectability within the Republican Party. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Indeed, Morgenthau had less tolerance for those who failed to reconcile power with morality than for those who underestimated power’s importance.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026
The horrors of the atomic bomb, America’s culpability and relation to postwar Japan, and the morality of revenge are major themes in Minus Zero.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of morality

Noun

The most consequential result of the midterms has been to break the fever of Trumpism and to diminish its threat to democratic institutions, to personal and civil liberties, and to decency itself.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
Reflecting its subject himself, an aura of decency permeates the new drama depicting the wartime years of actor Jimmy Stewart’s life.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of decency

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Legal recognition of the country’s nobility stopped in 1946 and for aristocrats such as Princess Giacinta Ruspoli, upkeep of the family’s ancestral homes doesn’t come cheap.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Thomas Jefferson is believed to have loved these wines and today they are enjoyed by Italian nobility and discerning wine lovers the world over.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of nobility

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Its main virtues for gluten-free eaters are a dedicated fryer and incredibly good french fries—available as a stand-alone side or, even better, as part of steak frites.

— Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
The slight reproach to which the virtue of patriotism is commonly liable, the noble are most likely to incur.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of virtue

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Au Kam San, a Macao pro-democracy former lawmaker, was sentenced to 12½ years in prison after a closed-door trial that raised concerns about fairness in the Chinese casino hub's first national security case since the law was enacted in 2009.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Both rank highly among liberal democracies when assessing the fairness of elections, the rule of law, checks on the executive, trust in government, and media freedom.

— Daniel Waldenstrom, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of fairness

Noun

Building a reputation for trustworthiness and fairness through transparent actions and accountability also helps reinforce one’s incorruptibility.

— Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
While critics say these changes are merely cosmetic, many ordinary Bangladeshis have been sold on the veneer of incorruptibility that comes from a theological under-pinning.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026

Definition of incorruptibility

Noun

DiSC categorizes observable behavioral tendencies into four broad styles—dominance, influence, steadiness and conscientiousness—and can provide a framework for thinking about differences in communication and decision-making.

— Ran Biderman, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Could conscientiousness be related to satisfaction with your friendships?

— Diego Guevara Beltran, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of conscientiousness

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