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venerable

[ven-er-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛn ər ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
respected
Synonyms
STRONGEST
esteemed grand revered stately venerated
WEAK
admirable aged august dignified estimable experienced grave honorable honored imposing matriarchal noble patriarchal philosophical reverenced reverend sacred sage sedate serious wise worshipful worshipped
Antonyms
STRONGEST
common unimpressive
WEAK
unrespected

Example Sentences

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Investigators discovered a link to Bagur, who is a business coach rival of Dini's as well as being the 69-year-old "venerable master" of the Athanor lodge.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Actually, that comparison was made by New York infrastructure czar Robert Moses; Mr. Gittlitz fits in a venerable tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The venerable Warren Buffett offered this simple maxim in a letter to Berkshire Hathaway investors in 1986:

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

And then there’s the venerable Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index, the longest-running survey from a regional Fed bank, polling executives on conditions in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

The upstart West had the new Santa Anita Handicap, but the East, seat of racing’s elite governing bodies and home to all of America’s venerable old races and stables, had prestige.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand