Reputable

3 definitions found

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

  Reputable \Rep"u*ta*ble\ (r?p"?-t?-b'l), a. [From {Repute}.]
     Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable;
     praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable
     conduct.
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           In the article of danger, it is as reputable to elude
           an enemy as defeat one.                  --Broome.
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     Syn: Respectable; creditable; estimable.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Rep"u ta*ble*ness}, n. --
          {Rep"u*ta*bly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  reputable
       adj : having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a
             reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine" [ant: {disreputable}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  122 Moby Thesaurus words for "reputable":
     Christian, authoritative, blameless, celebrated, charismatic,
     charming, clean, consequential, conspicuous, creditable, decent,
     dependable, distinguished, effective, effectual, efficacious,
     eminent, enchanting, erect, esteemed, estimable, ethical,
     exceptional, extraordinary, fair, full of integrity, good,
     held in esteem, high-minded, high-principled, highly esteemed,
     highly regarded, highly reputed, highly respectable, honest,
     honorable, honored, immaculate, important, in favor, in good odor,
     in high favor, influential, inviolate, irreproachable, just,
     law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, magnetic, manly, marked,
     memorable, meritorious, momentous, moral, noble, notable,
     noteworthy, of mark, outstanding, personable, persuasive, potent,
     powerful, prestigious, principled, prominent, pure, rare, reliable,
     remarkable, rememberable, reputed, respectable, respected, revered,
     reverend, right, right-minded, righteous, salient, signal, special,
     spotless, stainless, sterling, striking, strong, suasive,
     substantial, telling, true-dealing, true-devoted, true-disposing,
     true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted, trusted, trustworthy,
     unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled, unforgettable,
     unimpeachable, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished,
     upright, uprighteous, upstanding, venerable, venerated, virtuous,
     weighty, well-thought-of, winning, worshipful, worthy, yeomanly