[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

respectable \respect"able\ -?-b'l, a. f. respectable, ll.
   respectabilis.
   1. worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving
      regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable
      citizen. "the respectable quarter of sicca." --j. h.
      newman.
      1913 webster

            no government, any more than an individual, will
            long be respected, without being truly respectable.
                                                  --madison.
      1913 webster

   2. moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a
      respectable performance; a respectable audience.
      1913 webster --respect"ableness,n. --
      respect"ably, adv.
      1913 webster
see also:
respect"ableness respect"ably 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

respectable
     adj 1: worthy of respect; "a respectable woman" ant: unrespectable
     2: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies
        give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" syn: estimable,
         good, honorable
     3: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable
        amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a
        respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable
        fortune" syn: goodly, goodish, hefty, sizable, sizeable,
         tidy
see also:
unrespectable estimable good honorable goodly goodish 
hefty sizable sizeable tidy 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

147 moby thesaurus words for "respectable":
   christian, ok, acceptable, adequate, admissible, all right,
   appreciable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, better than nothing,
   betwixt and between, blameless, chaste, clean, comely, conforming,
   considerable, correct, creditable, decent, decorous, demure,
   dignified, done, dull, erect, esteemed, estimable, ethical, fair,
   fair to middling, fairish, fate, full of integrity, genteel, good,
   good enough, goodish, goodly, held in esteem, high-minded,
   high-principled, highly esteemed, highly regarded, highly reputed,
   highly respectable, honest, honorable, honored, immaculate,
   in favor, in good odor, in high favor, indifferent, innocent,
   insipid, inviolate, irreproachable, just, lackluster, law-abiding,
   law-loving, law-revering, manly, mediocre, medium, meritorious,
   middling, moderate, modest, moral, namby-pamby, nice, noble,
   not amiss, not bad, not half bad, not so bad, of a kind, of a sort,
   of sorts, okay, passable, presentable, prestigious, pretty good,
   principled, proper, pure, reasonable, refined, reputable, reputed,
   respected, revered, reverend, right, right-minded, righteous,
   satisfactory, seemly, sensible, significant, sizable, sizeable,
   smart, so-so, spotless, stainless, sterling, substantial,
   sufficient, suitable, tedious, tidy, tolerable, true-dealing,
   true-devoted, true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited,
   truehearted, unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled,
   unexceptionable, unimpeachable, unobjectionable, unspotted,
   unstained, unsullied, untarnished, upright, uprighteous,
   upstanding, vapid, venerable, venerated, virtuous, well-thought-of,
   wishy-washy, workmanlike, worshipful, worthy, yeomanly

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