Synonyms for estimable
- adjective
Most common
worthy respectable admirable venerable appreciable calculable
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Respectable — worthy of esteem; admirable
respectable, honorable US, honourable UK, admirable, venerable, good, worthy, creditable, esteemed, praiseworthy, excellent, reputable, commendable, laudable, exemplary, revered, reverend, glorious, deserving, meritorious, eminent, virtuous
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Worthy of esteem; admirable.
Near-synonyms: esteemed, revered
- adj. 2
Capable of being estimated; estimatable.
Example sentences
- worthy It's better to be envied than to be worthy of pity.
- respectable I know some most respectable people in the town.
- admirable Your motive was admirable, but your action was not.
- venerable Hero is a venerable title, because of the price paid.
- appreciable He's shown no appreciable change of attitude.
- calculable The number of grains of sand on a beach is calculable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| estimable | steady | |
| worthy | steady | |
| respectable | steady | |
| admirable | falling | |
| venerable | steady | |
| appreciable | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- good1
- 6 letters
- worthy2
- 7 letters
- eminent3, revered2
- 8 letters
- valuable3, precious2, glorious3, reverend3, esteemed2, virtuous3, laudable3, prizable, prisable
- 9 letters
- excellent3, honorable4, deserving3, admirable4, reputable4, exemplary4, venerable4
- 10 letters
- honourable4, creditable4, computable, calculable
- 11 letters
- respectable4, commendable4, meritorious5, appreciable4
- 12 letters
- praiseworthy3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worthy2 = 2 syllables).