respectable
worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
of good social standing, reputation, etc.: a respectable neighborhood.
suitable or good enough to be seen or used: respectable clothes; respectable language.
of moderate excellence; fairly good; fair: a respectable performance.
appreciable in size, number, or amount: a respectable turnout.
Origin of respectable
1Other words for respectable
Other words from respectable
- re·spect·a·ble·ness, noun
- re·spect·a·bly, adverb
- non·re·spect·a·ble, adjective
- non·re·spect·a·ble·ness, noun
- non·re·spect·a·bly, adverb
- pre·re·spect·a·ble, adjective
- qua·si-re·spect·a·ble, adjective
- qua·si-re·spect·a·bly, adverb
- sem·i·re·spect·a·ble, adjective
- su·per·re·spect·a·ble, adjective
- su·per·re·spect·a·ble·ness, noun
- su·per·re·spect·a·bly, adverb
- ul·tra·re·spect·a·ble, adjective
- ul·tra·re·spect·a·bly, adverb
- ul·tra·re·spect·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·re·spect·a·ble, adjective
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How to use respectable in a sentence
After shutting down Josh Allen and the high-powered Bills offense in the AFC title game, Kansas City’s D ranks a respectable 10th in EPA against the pass — which stacks up solidly against Tampa’s No.
Our Guide To Super Bowl LV | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | February 3, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightIf the bench kept Washington afloat, it was Westbrook who spurred the Wizards not to settle for a respectable loss.
Wizards stun Nets with wild sequence in the final seconds | Ava Wallace | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostAll that means we've managed to test drive a respectable amount of new vehicles despite the new realities.
The best cars, SUVs, and crossovers we drove in 2020 | Jonathan M. Gitlin | December 27, 2020 | Ars TechnicaEspecially in new construction, most respectable developers expect the buyer to hand them a list of items to complete before the settlement date.
Inspections, electrical panels, and roofs, oh my! | Joseph Hudson | December 11, 2020 | Washington BladeMy guess would be very well indeed with men, rather less well but still respectably with women.
Michael Tomasky on Paul Ryan’s Convention Speech and His Web of Lies | Michael Tomasky | August 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Romney will have to finish respectably in the state to stay alive.
There are, of course, critically praised contemporary writers in Ireland who do sell respectably well in America.
Two of the “lot” who approached appeared to be respectably-dressed young men, carrying something like a large box between them.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. BallantyneThe ceiling is respectably painted, and was probably the work of an amateur monk of the seventeenth century.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamHe scarcely took time to dine respectably; indeed, he often ate his lunch in the dissecting-room.
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. | John Uri LloydHe is respectably dressed—type of elderly retired butler; just now he is slightly and solemnly fuddled.
The Brass Bottle | F. AnsteyIn addition, there was a great number of hostile critics come to condemn, but behaving themselves on the whole very respectably.
The English Stage | Augustin Filon
British Dictionary definitions for respectable
/ (rɪˈspɛktəbəl) /
having or deserving the respect of other people; estimable; worthy
having good social standing or reputation
having socially or conventionally acceptable morals, standards, etc: a respectable woman
relatively or fairly good; considerable: a respectable salary
fit to be seen by other people; presentable
Derived forms of respectable
- respectability or rare respectableness, noun
- respectably, adverb
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