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respectable
adjective as in good, honest
Strongest matches
adjective as in substantial, ample
Example Sentences
Reliable, respectable and about as exciting as oatmeal.
Over two weeks, even his severe haircut had blossomed into something respectable.
He has a respectable average of 35.68 in 14 Tests in Australia - he has nine fifties - but his high score is stuck in double digits at 89.
Canned crescent dough, improbably, was just right: pliable without tearing, sturdy without getting tough, and still capable of a respectable rise.
From 33 caps, he has a respectable average of 32 at a strike-rate of 115, though before he was dropped there was a feeling he was going too hard for 50-over cricket.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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