Sinónimos y antónimos de respectable en inglés

respectable

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GOOD ENOUGH BUT NOT EXCELLENT

She has a respectable knowledge of classical music.

Sinónimos y ejemplos

acceptable
Your essay was acceptable, but I think you could have done better.
reasonable
They have a reasonable chance of winning.
adequate
The law provides adequate compensation for robbery victims.
passable
I speak passable Spanish.
will do
mainly UK
It's not perfect, but it'll do.
satisfactory
She turned out a satisfactory gateau.
fair
I was fair at football, but certainly not fabulous.
average
The food was just average, but the decor was amazing.
ok
informal
My holiday was okay, apart from the weather.
fine
"How is everything?" "Oh, fine."
not (too) bad
informal
"How are you doing?" "Oh, not too bad."
middling
informal
The play was just middling.
all right
The film was all right, I suppose, though it's not going to win any awards (= the film was just good enough).
decent
The hours were good and the pay was decent.
tolerable
The conditions on these trains are barely tolerable.

Antonyms and examples

unacceptable
His conduct since joining the company has been unacceptable.
unsatisfactory
Your work was unsatisfactory.
Aprende más
If something is acceptable, it is good enough but not excellent.

GREATER THAN THE AVERAGE SIZE OR AMOUNT

The party picked up a respectable number of ethnic-minority votes.

Sinónimos y ejemplos

big
They live in a big house in the country.
large
A large number of people were crowded into the room.
great
The party was a great success.
enormous
They bought an enormous house in the suburbs.
huge
The explosion left a huge crater.
massive
The building work has caused massive disruption.
immense
The family had amassed immense wealth.
vast
There are vast distances between the stars.
gigantic
There's a gigantic spider in the bathroom.
gargantuan
He has a gargantuan appetite.
mammoth
They have a mammoth task ahead of them.
colossal
Colossal sums have been wasted on this project.
ginormous
informal
The guy has a ginormous ego.
sizeable
mainly UK
You should be prepared to make a sizeable investment.
substantial
She is known to have made substantial donations to charity.
hefty
The speeding motorist was given a hefty fine.
considerable
Considerable criticism has been levelled at her leadership.
tidy
informal
This year we made a tidy profit.
generous
The novel is served up with a generous measure of wit.
handsome
There will still be handsome profits to be made.
good
She spends a good proportion of her time working on business forecasts.
goodly
old-fashioned
A goodly portion of the objects on show are real rarities.
extensive
I have an extensive collection of 20th-century watercolours.
astronomical
Professional footballers are paid astronomical sums.
heft
I propped the door open with a hefty coffee-table book.
bulky
It's a large car with plenty of room for bulky luggage.

Antonyms and examples

small
You are allowed one small suitcase on board the plane.
little
They live in a little cottage.
tiny
She was holding a tiny baby.

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Aprende más
If something is large, it is greater than the average size or amount. If a person is large, they have a body that is bigger than average.
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respectable | American Thesaurus

respectable

adjective
These are words and phrases related to respectable. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, ve a la definición de respectable.
Synonyms for respectable from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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a walking encyclopedia

someone who seems to be a human form of disaster, encyclopedia, etc.

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