Antonyms for respectable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-spek-tuh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈspɛk tə bəl


Definition of respectable

Origin :
  • "worthy of esteem," 1580s; see respect (v.) + -able. Sense of "having an honest reputation" is from 1755. That of "occupying a fairly good position in society" is c.1800. Related: Respectably.
  • adj good, honest
  • adj substantial, ample
Example sentences :
  • This was a cousin of Miss Moreton's, a respectable clergyman.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • One of these days the respectable Republic will find this out.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • This inn was kept by two respectable ladies, who were sisters.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • She knew that in that quarter everyone is not respectable, but everyone is kind.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • She smoked cigarettes, and he could not think that this would have been respectable in any other woman.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • She is respectable, but not sentimental, and will state the fact.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • He was a respectable, handsome-looking gentleman, advanced in middle age.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • I'll wager he's living as quiet and respectable as any gentleman ever lived yet.'
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • The fellow has no property as respectable as the basest virtue of a wolf.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I have no doubt that we shall do our duty by the respectable old structures.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

Synonyms for respectable

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