respectableness

noun

as in suitability

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectableness
  1. suitability
  2. respectability
  3. acceptability
  4. goodness
  5. appropriateness
  6. deference
  7. fitness
  8. correctness
Noun
  • The handstraps appear to be at least somewhat designed to prevent young people from slinging controllers into walls, as Valve's instructions specifically call out their suitability for smaller hands.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Agentic Fit And Value Impact Assessment This includes evaluation of individual workflows based on their intrinsic, technical suitability for AI execution (agentic fit) and their potential strategic business return (value impact).
    — Pranjal Saxena, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of suitability
Noun
  • Only his father’s respectability, and perhaps his odd Motown accent, spared him from getting cussed out by bridesmaids at society weddings as a wastrel and drunkard, a shameless woman-wrapper.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Historically, social respectability has relied, remarkably often, on the discretion of others and the last resort of deniability.
    — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of respectability
Noun
  • Today, everyone from the Economist to the New York Times has heralded the coming psychedelics renaissance, as hallucinogens begin to gain greater cultural, medical and commercial acceptability.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
  • The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.
    — Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Definition of acceptability
Noun
  • Most of that high-proof goodness gets processed through Boise.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Thank goodness Angie Nixon is not an aggressively obnoxious member of the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America).
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of goodness
Noun
  • Many times issues exist with respect to medical necessity, treatment appropriateness and reimbursement defensibility.
    — Bruce Roffe, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Decisions should be based on educational value, age appropriateness, and professional review while ensuring parents, educators, and community members have a voice in the process.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2026
Definition of appropriateness
Noun
  • These include excessive exercise, perfectionism, rule following, deference to coaches, high achievement and obsessive-compulsive traits.
    — Erin Harrop, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The president, himself a billionaire, has described his inclination toward appointing the ultrawealthy as deference to financial success.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of deference
Noun
  • For the most part, though, Evans has focused on fitness, wellness, and beauty.
    — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a rowing machine and stationary bike to go with yoga mats and a fitness ball.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of fitness
Noun
  • This work will examine how the QCIM core can be incorporated into larger chip and system architectures while maintaining performance, interoperability and functional correctness.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Despite glowing reviews and fans begging for its release, a film industry dominated by political correctness refused to touch it.
    — William Earl, Variety, 30 July 2026
Definition of correctness
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“Respectableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectableness. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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