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View synonyms for reputable

reputable

[ rep-yuh-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable:

    a reputable organization.

  2. considered to be good or acceptable usage; standard:

    reputable speech.



reputable

/ ˈrɛpjʊtəbəl /

adjective

  1. having a good reputation; honoured, trustworthy, or respectable
  2. (of words) acceptable as good usage; standard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈreputably, adverb
  • ˌreputaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From

  • repu·ta·bili·ty repu·ta·ble·ness noun
  • repu·ta·bly adverb
  • non·reput·a·ble adjective
  • non·reput·a·bly adverb
  • sub·repu·ta·ble adjective
  • sub·repu·ta·bly adverb
  • un·repu·ta·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reputable1

First recorded in 1605–15; repute + -able
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Example Sentences

Like any service for hire, it is extremely important for the traffickers to provide a reputable service, criminal as it is.

Many of their stories, along with their names, were published in reputable news sources like People and Philadelphia Magazine.

However, even reputable news sources and well meaning celebrities are guilty of implying that she should have known better.

Finally, all reputable journals undergo peer-review of all submitted papers before final publication.

Luskin then quotes medical journals that, although certainly reputable, are not the typical sources for discussions of evolution.

Mr. Mayne thought they should rouse the household at the first reputable looking dwelling they found.

The bail, a reputable tradesman, with astonishment declared that he never was in a gaol in his life.

And secondly, if he should buy it, I hope I can persuade him to sell it to some first class, reputable rancher.

The words which a person may use are generally described as reputable, national, and present.

Words must be reputable; that is, sanctioned by the authority of the creators of English literature.

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