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adjective

as in respected

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reverenced

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verb

past tense of reverence
as in venerated
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power devotees coming to reverence their god

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverenced
  1. respected
  2. venerated
  3. honored
  4. worshipped
  5. esteemed
  6. revered
  7. considered
  8. honorable
Adjective
  • Contemplation of this tax — which produced $384 million in the last fiscal year — has consumed endless hours of work from some of the county’s most respected leaders, and drawn earnest public testimony from dozens of people.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Now going by that nickname, Cathy appears on the doorstep of a respected brothel run by the warm madam, Faye (Martha Plimpton).
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of respected
Verb
  • Reed, venerated for his solo artistry and collaborations with the Velvet Underground, is a quintessential New York City artist of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Since at least 1389, two vials purportedly containing the saint’s blood have been venerated in Naples because of their inexplicable ability to liquefy on his feast days.
    — Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of venerated
Adjective
  • Rail tickets will be cross-honored with PATH tickets between Hoboken and 33rd Street stations and the New York Waterway Ferry between Hoboken and Midtown and West 29th Street Pier 79.
    — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The beloved songwriter, recording artist, actor and businesswoman was an honored musician, earning 10 Grammy Awards and 10 Country Music Assn.
    — Deborah Day, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of honored
Verb
  • During the days leading up to Vijayadashami, the goddess Durga is worshipped in her various forms as Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The first Christians worshipped primarily in each other’s homes.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of worshipped
Adjective
  • Green was a four-time All-Pro member, making the esteemed list as a first-team honoree in 1966 and 1967 and as a second-team player in 1968 and 1969.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In Inter Alia, Pike plays Crown Court Judge Jessica Parks—esteemed justice, wife, mother, and professional multitasker.
    — Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of esteemed
Verb
  • In recent years, runs of Chinook, or king salmon, the biggest and most revered species on the Yukon River, have been down as much as eighty per cent from average levels, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • No one, not even one as respected and revered as Abraham Lincoln, could predict the future.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of revered
Adjective
  • Food and drink Food across the resort’s various restaurants is Greek and local but with a considered twist.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • And Moke was no longer a considered tropical cyclone after skirting Hawaii as a tropical storm, the center said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of considered
Adjective
  • Central to the exhibition is the tension between the honorable and the immoral, the appealing and the revolting.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Dealing with the British, his Tenzing is scrupulous and honorable, but don’t confuse that with subservience.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of honorable
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