Meaning & use
respectable
Regarded by society as decent, honest, and worthy of respect, or good enough to be acceptable.
See it in a sentence
Her family had always been considered respectable members of the small town.
He finished the marathon with a respectable time, given his lack of training.
A note on using this word
Respectable can describe moral character or simply an adequate, satisfactory standard, as in 'a respectable score'.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
disreputableshameful
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