respectable

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US [ɹɪˈspɛk.tə.bl̩] See IPA manual

Freq #6650

Meanings

1

adj
Considered good and proper by society; deserving respect.

All respectable companies give a guarantee.
2

adj
Fairly good in quality, size, or amount; satisfactory.

He got a respectable B+ on his last exam.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · considered good and proper... estimable admirable venerable

2 adj · fairly good in quality,... goodly

More allowable commendable creditable glorious honorable laudable praiseworthy reverable reverend savory

Opposites

contemptible despicabledisrespectableunfamousunrespectable

Word family

Derived forms nonrespectablerespectablenessrespectablizesemirespectablesuperrespectableultrarespectable

Related forms dignifiedmeedfulmeritorious respectabilityrespectabilizerespectably revered

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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respectable sum
an amount of money large enough to be considered satisfactory or substantial

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From respect + -able.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# respectable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** [ɹɪˈspɛk.tə.bl̩]
**Frequency rank:** 6650

## Meanings
1. Considered good and proper by society; deserving respect.
2. Fairly good in quality, size, or amount; satisfactory.

## Examples
- All respectable companies give a guarantee.
- He got a respectable B+ on his last exam.

## Synonyms
- admirable
- allowable
- commendable
- creditable
- estimable
- glorious
- honorable
- laudable
- praiseworthy
- reverable
- reverend
- savory

## Antonyms
- contemptible
- despicable
- disrespectable
- unfamous
- unrespectable

## Derived Forms
- nonrespectable
- respectableness
- respectablize
- semirespectable
- superrespectable
- ultrarespectable

## Related Forms
- dignified
- meedful
- meritorious
- respectability
- respectabilize
- respectably
- revered

## Etymology
From respect + -able.

## AI Etymology
Respectable comes from respect + -able. Modern senses include considered good and proper by society; deserving respect. and fairly good in quality, size, or amount; satisfactory.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nonrespectable, respectableness, respectablize, semirespectable, superrespectable, and ultrarespectable and related forms such as dignified, meedful, meritorious, and respectability.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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