'Respectable' definitions:
Definition of 'respectable'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman" [ant: unrespectable]
adjective
Deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: estimable, good, honorable, respectable]
adjective
Definition of 'Respectable'
From: GCIDE
- Respectable \Re*spect"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a. [F. respectable, LL. respectabilis.]
- 1. Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen. "The respectable quarter of Sicca." --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster]
- No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected, without being truly respectable. --Madison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a respectable performance; a respectable audience. [1913 Webster] --{Re*spect"a*ble*ness},n. -- {Re*spect"a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'respectable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acceptable,
- adequate,
- admissible,
- all right,
- appreciable,
- appropriate,
- becoming,
- befitting,
- better than nothing,
- betwixt and between,
- blameless,
- chaste,
- Christian,
- clean,
- comely,
- conforming,
- considerable,
- correct,
- creditable,
- decent,
- decorous,
- demure,
- dignified,
- done,
- dull,
- erect,
- esteemed,
- estimable,
- ethical,
- fair,
- fair to middling,
- fairish,
- fate,
- full of integrity,
- genteel,
- good,
- good enough,
- goodish,
- goodly,
- held in esteem,
- high-minded,
- high-principled,
- highly esteemed,
- highly regarded,
- highly reputed,
- highly respectable,
- honest,
- honorable,
- honored,
- immaculate,
- in favor,
- in good odor,
- in high favor,
- indifferent,
- innocent,
- insipid,
- inviolate,
- irreproachable,
- just,
- lackluster,
- law-abiding,
- law-loving,
- law-revering,
- manly,
- mediocre,
- medium,
- meritorious,
- middling,
- moderate,
- modest,
- moral,
- namby-pamby,
- nice,
- noble,
- not amiss,
- not bad,
- not half bad,
- not so bad,
- of a kind,
- of a sort,
- of sorts,
- OK,
- okay,
- passable,
- presentable,
- prestigious,
- pretty good,
- principled,
- proper,
- pure,
- reasonable,
- refined,
- reputable,
- reputed,
- respected,
- revered,
- reverend,
- right,
- right-minded,
- righteous,
- satisfactory,
- seemly,
- sensible,
- significant,
- sizable,
- sizeable,
- smart,
- so-so,
- spotless,
- stainless,
- sterling,
- substantial,
- sufficient,
- suitable,
- tedious,
- tidy,
- tolerable,
- true-dealing,
- true-devoted,
- true-disposing,
- true-souled,
- true-spirited,
- truehearted,
- unblemished,
- uncorrupt,
- uncorrupted,
- undefiled,
- unexceptionable,
- unimpeachable,
- unobjectionable,
- unspotted,
- unstained,
- unsullied,
- untarnished,
- upright,
- uprighteous,
- upstanding,
- vapid,
- venerable,
- venerated,
- virtuous,
- well-thought-of,
- wishy-washy,
- workmanlike,
- worshipful,
- worthy,
- yeomanly
Words containing 'Respectable'
- As respects,
- In respect,
- In respect of,
- In respect to,
- Respect,
- Respectability,
- Respectableness,
- Respectably,
- Respectant,
- Respected,
- Respecter,
- Respectful,
- Respectfully,
- Respectfulness,
- Respecting,
- Respection,
- Respective,
- Respectively,
- With respect to,
- in all respects,
- in that respect,
- respects,
- A respecter of persons,
- By-respect,
- Respective symmetry,
- To have respect of persons,
- To respect the person,
- To respect the persons,
- last respects,
- title of respect,
- Self-respect,
- self-respectful,
- self-respecting