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4. consideration, thoughtfulness, attentiveness, good will; courtesy, urbanity, etiquette, civility, politeness; deference, submission, acquiescence, compliance.
5. respects regards, greetings, salutation, Archaic. commendations; remembrances, love, best.
-v. 6. esteem, admire, have a high opinion of, revere, venerate, look up to, think the world of, think highly of, set great store by; approve, commend, take one's hat off to, doff one's cap to; pay homage to, honor, extol, laud, praise, speak well of, applaud; appreciate, enjoy, delight in, prize; love, adore, idolize, worship; wonder at, marvel at, be or stand in awe of.
7. show regard, show courtesy, be polite, be considerate, be thoughtful; be formal, stand upon ceremony, observe due decorum; observe, notice, heed, pay attention to, acknowledge, comply with, do the will of, abide by, follow, be faithful to, adhere to, obey; defer to, make obeisance, bow before. respectability, n. 1. decency, propriety, good taste, decorum, dignity, respectableness; appropriateness, seemliness, fitness, suitability, suitableness, becomingness, etiquette, formality.
2. virtue, goodness, morality; probity, integrity, uprightness, rectitude, honor, principle; honesty, good faith, truthfulness, constancy, loyalty.
3. social standing, rank, status, position; nobility, peerage, aristocracy. respectable, adj. 1. estimable, worthy, deserving, praiseworthy, laudable, commendable; honorable, honored, admirable, admired, venerable, revered; valuable, valued, esteemed, respected, creditable.
2. reputable, in good repute, unsullied, untainted, undefiled, unmarred, unblemished; trustworthy, reliable, dependable; upright, honest, truthful, aboveboard, principled; unimpeachable, unassailable.
3. proper, decorous, seemly, becoming; well-bred, genteel, refined, polished; decent, modest, chaste, pure, innocent.
4. passable, tolerable, acceptable, adequate, satisfactory, all right, unexceptional; presentable, admissible, fairly good, Inf. not that good, not too bad; fair, Inf. no great shakes, mediocre, middling, indifferent, average, so-so, Inf. nothing to write home or brag about; barely adequate, minimal, minimum, lowest acceptable.
5. sizable, good-sized, substantial; considerable, goodly, tidy.
respectful, adj. 1. regardful, considerate, thought ful, deferential; obedient, dutiful, attentive, obliging, accommodating; civil, cordial, courteous, gracious, ladylike, gentlemanly, mannerly, polite; gentle, well-bred, urbane, suave, chivalrous, chivalric, knightly, gallant; formal, ceremonious, decorous, proper, seemly.
2. submissive, acquiescent, subservient; obeisant, servile, slavish; prostrate, salaaming, kneeling, bowing, curtsying.
respective, adj. particular, specific, special, several, separate, individual; corresponding, commensurate; own. respiration, n. breathing, inhalation and exhalation; huffing and puffing, panting, gasping, wheezing; Pathol, eupnea; Pathol, dyspnea. respire, v. 1. breathe, breathe in and out, inhale and exhale; pant, gasp, huff and puff, suck wind; wheeze.
2. exhale, expire, breathe out, puff, blow; emit, exhaust, evacuate, let out; sigh, suspire, respite, n. 1. interval, hiatus, intermission, break, interruption; pause, lull, lapse, interregnum; relief, breath, breather, breathing spell, rest, repose, relaxa-
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