Synonyms for respect
rɪˈspɛktre·spect

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.3 / 4 votes

1. respectnoun

   Antonyms:
   irreverence, disdain, contempt, contumely, scorn, disparagement, dis, disrespect

2. respectnoun

   an attitude of consideration or high regard

   She is an intellectual giant, and I respect her greatly.

   Synonyms:
   consideration, regard, deference, fealty

   Antonyms:
   disrespect, contempt, contumely, dis, disdain, irreverence, scorn, disparagement

3. respectverb

   to have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right

   I respect your right to hold this belief although I think it is nonsense.

   Synonyms:
   honor, admiration, veneration, recognition, esteem, reverence, regard

   Antonyms:
   contempt, disrespect, dis, contumely, scorn, irreverence, disdain, disparagement

4. respectnoun

   Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.

   They failed to respect the treaty they had signed, and invaded.

   Antonyms:
   contumely, dis, disrespect, disparagement, contempt, scorn, disdain, irreverence

5. respectverb

   To relate to; to be concerned with.

   Glandulation respects the secretory vessels, which are either glandules, follicles, or utricles. J. Lee.

   Synonyms:
   face, side, facet, dimension, aspect

   Antonyms:
   disdain, disparagement, irreverence, contempt, contumely, disrespect, scorn, dis

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. respect

   In the old sense of wonder, admire is practically obsolete; the word now expresses a delight and approval, in which the element of wonder unconsciously mingles. We admire beauty in nature and art, delight in the innocent happiness of children, enjoy books or society, a walk or a dinner. We approve what is excellent, applaud heroic deeds, esteem the good, love our friends. We honor and respect noble character wherever found; we revere and venerate it in the aged. We extol the goodness and adore the majesty and power of God.

   Synonyms:
   admire, adore, applaud, approve, delight in, enjoy, esteem, esteem, extol, honor, love, revere, venerate, wonder

   Antonyms:
   abhor, abominate, contemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, ridicule, scorn

   Preposition:
   Admire at may still very rarely be found in the old sense of wonder at.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. respectverb

   Synonyms:
   notice, regard, honor, prefer, venerate, esteem

   Antonyms:
   overlook, disregard, dishonor, despise, contemn

2. respectnoun

   Synonyms:
   reference, i elation, regard, honor, deference

   Antonyms:
   irrelativeness, disregard, contempt, dishonor, insult, contumely, disrespect

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.4 / 12 votes

1. respect, regardnoun

   (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point

   "it differs in that respect"

   Synonyms:
   paying attention, esteem, respectfulness, wish, regard, deference, attentiveness, obedience, gaze, heed, compliments

   Antonyms:
   disrespect, disesteem

2. esteem, regard, respectnoun

   the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)

   "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard"

   Synonyms:
   paying attention, wish, admiration, respectfulness, esteem, regard, deference, attentiveness, obedience, gaze, heed, compliments

   Antonyms:
   disrespect, disesteem

3. respect, esteem, regardnoun

   an attitude of admiration or esteem

   "she lost all respect for him"

   Synonyms:
   paying attention, admiration, respectfulness, esteem, regard, deference, attentiveness, obedience, gaze, heed, compliments, wish

   Antonyms:
   disrespect, disesteem

4. deference, respectnoun

   a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard

   "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"

   Synonyms:
   esteem, respectfulness, deference, regard, complaisance, obedience, obligingness, compliance, compliancy

   Antonyms:
   disrespect, disesteem

5. obedience, respectnoun

   behavior intended to please your parents

   "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes"

   Synonyms:
   esteem, deference, regard, obeisance, respectfulness, obedience

   Antonyms:
   disrespect, disesteem

6. regard, respectnoun

   a feeling of friendship and esteem

   "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect"

   Synonyms:
   regard, paying attention, wish, esteem, respectfulness, deference, attentiveness, obedience, gaze, heed, compliments

   Antonyms:
   disrespect, disesteem

7. deference, respect, respectfulnessverb

   courteous regard for people's feelings

   "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy"

   Synonyms:
   esteem, respectfulness, deference, regard, complaisance, obedience, obligingness, compliance, compliancy

   Antonyms:
   disrespect, disesteem

8. respect, esteem, value, prize, priseverb

   regard highly; think much of

   "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"

   Synonyms:
   value, appreciate, assess, look upon, jimmy, pry, honor, esteem, observe, measure, abide by, prize, lever, treasure, rate, regard as, honour, look on, evaluate, repute, prise, think of, take to be, appraise, valuate

   Antonyms:
   disrespect, disesteem

9. respect, honor, honour, abide by, observeverb

   show respect towards

   "honor your parents!"

   Synonyms:
   value, note, notice, watch over, comply, keep, mention, watch, detect, honor, esteem, observe, abide by, prize, follow, reward, honour, maintain, discover, find, prise, celebrate, remark, take note, keep an eye on

   Antonyms:
   disrespect, disesteem

Matched Categories

1. • Detail
   • Filial Duty
   • Politeness

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. respectverb

   Synonyms:
   esteem, reverence, honor, venerate, value, prize, think highly of, have a high opinion of, look up to, defer to

2. respectverb

   Synonyms:
   regard, relate to, refer to

3. respectnoun

   Synonyms:
   esteem, reverence, veneration, homage, estimation, regard, honor, deference, attention

4. respectnoun

   Synonyms:
   favor, good will, kind consideration

5. respectnoun

   Synonyms:
   relation, reference, regard

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1. respectnoun

   Synonyms:
   care, caution, regard, esteem, veneration, deference, reverence, homage, obeisance, reference, regard, particular, feature

   Antonyms:
   disrespect

2. respectverb

   Synonyms:
   esteem, venerate, revere, honor, reverence

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.5 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "respect":

   regard, respecting, connection, observance, compliance, respected, relation, adherence, context, respects, observe, honouring, sense, regards, meet, against, relatively, abide, title, relationship, area, matter, subject, fulfilment, uphold, respectful, relating, comply, field, aspect, point, honour, adhere, topic, issue, direction, relative, meaning, fulfil

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How to use respect in a sentence?

1. The Brazilian:

   They respect me a lot and the results are there, and it has been so nice to be part of the big turnaround the team has seen since the end of 2013.

2. Nicola Longford:

   He brought a rare and honorable quality to the work place, and commanded a level of respect even when one did not necessarily agree with him, there is really no one else equal to Gary's level of understanding and expertise that he brought to the study of the Kennedy assassination films and photographs, and his knack for telling a good story.

3. Jussie Smollett:

   They judged him and found him guilty, 12 of them that judged from a completely unbiased position… you have to respect that.

4. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan:

   Nobody should doubt that we made our best efforts to avoid this latest incident. But everyone should respect the right of Turkey to defend its borders.

5. Lindsey Graham:

   She’s a dear friend and we hope for her speedy recovery and return back to the Senate. With all due respect, my colleague, Senator Schumer, this is about a handful of judges that you can’t get the votes for.