Reputable
['repjʊtəb(ə)l] or ['rɛpjətəbl]
Definition
(adj.) having a good reputation; 'a reputable business'; 'a reputable scientist'; 'a reputable wine' .
Edited by Darrell--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.
Checker: Sherman
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Respectable, creditable, honorable, estimable.
Editor: Maris
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Respectable, creditable, honorable, estimable
ANT:Unrespectable, discreditable, dishonorable, disgraceful, disreputable
Typist: Owen
Examples
- I have heard reputable physicians condemn a certain method of psychotherapy because it was immoral. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Rightly understood, the idea behind the words contains all that is valuable in conservatism, and, for the first time, gives a reputable meaning to that tortured epithet constructive. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- As, indeed, how should any of those prim and reputable virgins? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- That the Civil War was not a clash of good men and bad men is admitted by every reputable historian. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I dare say there is always some reputable tradesman's wife or other going up. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- A reputable physician is solicitous regarding the permanent welfare of his patient and administers carefully chosen and harmless drugs. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Typist: Owen