Definitions

estimable

[es-tuh-muh-buhl] / ˈɛs tə mə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

honorable, worthy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

esteemed praiseworthy

WEAK

admirable admired appreciable august big-name big-time commendable decent deserving excellent good high-powered honored in limelight laudable major-league meretorious meritable name noble palmary praisable reputable reputed respectable respected sterling valuable valued venerable well-thought-of

Antonyms

WEAK

bad dishonorable inestimable insignificant poor unworthy

Example Sentences

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Harold Estimable, director of the national migration office in Ouanaminthe, said some 250 to 300 Haitians had been arriving daily from the Dominican Republic in "very bad shape."

From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2023

Estimable albums by two stalwart Half Note artists, the pianist Kenny Werner and the trombonist Conrad Herwig, were released this fall.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2014

Estimable soul that she is, I have known her to eavesdrop.

From The Valley of the Giants by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

This day was born Sophronisba Harriott Hynds, nam'd for her Estimable Mother.

From A Woman Named Smith by Oemler, Marie Conway

Estimable in private life, he was highly susceptible in professional matters, and hence failed to keep on terms with his contemporaries.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

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