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Synonyms & Antonyms of respectable
1
having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge
- no respectable dietician would advise people to eat just one kind of food
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2
following the accepted rules of moral conduct
- cheating is not a respectable thing to do under any circumstances
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3
following the established traditions of refined society and good taste
- has the respectable manners of someone who was well brought up
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4
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
- the artwork that we commissioned from the muralist turned out to be respectable but was not quite what we had hoped for
Synonyms for respectable
- acceptable,
- adequate,
- all right,
- decent,
- fairish,
- fine,
- good,
- OK
- (or okay),
- passable,
- satisfactory,
- serviceable,
- tolerable
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- disagreeable,
- disreputable,
- improper,
- indecent,
- objectionable,
- unfit,
- unsuitable,
- unworthy,
- useless,
- wrong
- insufficient,
- meager
- (or meagre),
- mean,
- miserly,
- niggardly,
- poor,
- scanty,
- shabby,
- short,
- skimpy,
- spare,
- stingy
- exceptional,
- exquisite,
- extreme,
- fancy,
- first-class,
- high-grade,
- matchless,
- maximized,
- maximum,
- optimal,
- optimum,
- peerless,
- preeminent,
- premium,
- special,
- supreme,
- unmatched,
- unparalleled
- A1,
- bang-up,
- banner,
- boss
- [slang],
- capital,
- classic,
- crackerjack,
- dandy,
- divine,
- fabulous,
- first-rate,
- grand,
- great,
- groovy,
- heavenly,
- jim-dandy,
- keen,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- mean,
- neat,
- nifty,
- noble,
- par excellence,
- prime,
- sensational,
- splendid,
- stellar,
- sterling,
- superb,
- superior,
- superlative,
- supernal,
- swell,
- terrific,
- tip-top,
- top,
- top-notch,
- unsurpassed,
- wonderful
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5
sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention
- got paid a respectable sum for speaking at our graduation
Synonyms for respectable
- biggish,
- considerable,
- good,
- goodly,
- handsome,
- healthy,
- largish,
- major,
- significant,
- sizable
- (or sizeable),
- substantial,
- substantive,
- tidy
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- astronomical
- (also astronomic),
- bumper,
- colossal,
- elephantine,
- enormous,
- gigantic,
- great,
- herculean,
- huge,
- immense,
- jumbo,
- king-size
- (or king-sized),
- mammoth,
- massive,
- monstrous,
- monumental,
- prodigious,
- titanic,
- tremendous,
- whopping
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- little,
- small,
- tiny,
- undersized
- (also undersize)
- bitty,
- diminutive,
- miniature,
- pint-size
- (or pint-sized),
- pocket,
- pocket-size
- (also pocket-sized),
- pygmy,
- smallish
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The first known use of respectable was in 1599
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