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respected

  • /ɹɪˈspɛktɪd/

adjective more respected · most respected

  1. Deserving of respect; due special honor or appreciation. He was a respected jurist and his death will be a loss to the profession.

    Similar: admired, esteemed, well-regarded, applauded, blessed, distinguished, eminent, feared, gloriful, glorious, honoured, illustrious

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of respect

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Closest in meaning: well-thought-of, reputable, illustrious, glorious, proud, redoubtable, esteemed, respectable, respectful, valued, appreciated, reputation, honored, honoured, prestigious, honourable

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adj deserving of respect

中文受到尊敬的 shòudào zūnjìng de, 尊敬的 zūnjìng de
हिन्दीसम्मानित sammānit
Portuguêsrespeitado
Françaisrespecté
Deutschgeachtet
Русскийуважа́емый uvažájemyj, почте́нный počténnyj, глубокоуважа́емый glubokouvažájemyj, достопочте́нный dostopočténnyj, многоуважа́емый mnogouvažájemyj
Tiếng Việtđáng kính, được kính trọng

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@misc{respected_2026,
  title = {respected},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/respected},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}