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Synonyms for respectful
rɪˈspɛkt fəlre·spect·ful
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respectfuladjective
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disrespectfulrespectfuladjective
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disrespectful
Princeton's WordNet
respectfuladjective
full of or exhibiting respect
"respectful behavior"; "a respectful glance"
Synonyms:
venerating, reverentialAntonyms:
withering, impious, disdainful, undeferential, insolent, jeering, disrespectful, undutiful, annihilating, impudent, insulting, contumelious, mocking, scornful, flip, snotty-nosed, derisive, gibelike, taunting, contemptuous, irreverent, devastatingrespectful, reverential, veneratingadjective
feeling or manifesting veneration
Synonyms:
venerating, reverentialAntonyms:
insolent, jeering, contemptuous, disrespectful, devastating, gibelike, undeferential, impious, flip, scornful, derisive, impudent, withering, undutiful, irreverent, mocking, contumelious, disdainful, taunting, annihilating, snotty-nosed, insulting
Dictionary of English Synonymes
respectfuladjective
Synonyms:
deferential, courteous, dutiful, obedient, ceremonious, civil, decorous, polite
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
respectfuladjective
Synonyms:
deferential, courteous, polite, obeisant, reverentAntonyms:
disrespectful, discourteous, defiant, irreverent
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1254 | friendly | |
#1701 | respect | |
#9417 | respected | |
#12155 | humble | |
#19767 | respectful | |
#27095 | abiding | |
#139973 | reverential |
How to use respectful in a sentence?
Certainly they don't have to come and I think it would be respectful for the families who are planning funerals for their children for them not to come, you should not come.
I received a call from Donald Trump and we talked for a half hour, i proposed to Donald Trump exploring a comprehensive agreement : development projects which would generate employment in Mexico and with it reduce migration and improve security. There was a respectful treatment and our representatives will hold discussions.
When I first met Hef I was this kind of insecure college girl, he taught me love. He taught me kindness. He gave me life. He really did. He opened my mind, my world, to all of these opportunities and experiences I would have never in my lifetime been able to have. Our relationship was very loving. He treated me so well and was so respectful and kind.
It was one of the most respectful, friendly meetings.
I promised Christine Blasey Ford that I would do everything in my power to avoid a repeat of the' circus' atmosphere in the hearing room that we saw the week of September 4, i've taken this additional step to have questions asked by expert staff counsel to establish the most fair and respectful treatment of the witnesses possible.
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