Meanings
comparative more respected · superlative most respected
- Deserving of respect; due special honor or appreciation.
He was a respected jurist and his death will be a loss to the profession.
Synonyms: admired, esteemed, well-regarded, admired, applauded, blessed, distinguished, eminent
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of respect
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDeserving of respect; due special honor or appreciation.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivereceiving deferential regard
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ἔντιμος
- ἔντιμος (éntimos)deserving of respect
Chinese Mandarin 受到尊敬的, 尊敬的
- 受到尊敬的 (shòudào zūnjìng de)deserving of respect
- 尊敬的 (zūnjìng de)deserving of respect
Czech respektovaný, vážený
- respektovanýdeserving of respect
- váženýdeserving of respect
Finnish kunnioitettava, arvostettu
- kunnioitettavadeserving of respect
- arvostettudeserving of respect
French respecté
- respectédeserving of respect
German geachtet
- geachtetdeserving of respect
Hindi सम्मानित
- सम्मानित (sammānit)deserving of respect
Latin respectus
- respectusdeserving of respect
Portuguese respeitado
- respeitadodeserving of respect
Russian уважа́емый, почте́нный
- уважа́емый (uvažájemyj)deserving of respect
- почте́нный (počténnyj)deserving of respect
- глубокоуважа́емый (glubokouvažájemyj)deserving of respect
- достопочте́нный (dostopočténnyj)deserving of respect
- многоуважа́емый (mnogouvažájemyj)deserving of respect
Vietnamese đáng kính, được kính trọng
- đáng kínhdeserving of respect
- được kính trọngdeserving of respect
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Cite this entry
respected. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respected
“respected.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respected. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “respected,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respected.
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