Get to know Respectful better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like reverent or reverential.
Respectful meaning
Marked or characterized by respect
Synonyms of Respectful
Using Respectful
- The main meaning on this page is: Marked or characterized by respect
- Useful related words include: reverent, reverential, disrespectful, humble.
- In the example corpus, respectful often appears in combinations such as: and respectful, respectful and, respectful of.
Context around Respectful
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Respectful
- In this selection, "respectful" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, usually, soberly, honest, manner, person and personality stand out and add context to how "respectful" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a very respectful set particularly and be respectful don t. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "respectful" sits close to words such as barbecue, breached and cleanup, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with respectful
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Be respectful, don’t pressure or coerce. (7 words)
But terrific mentality, the Japanese, so respectful. (7 words)
Grateful that he was a respectful house guest,” said MacFarlane. (10 words)
After all, even though he was blind, he said “Hakol kol Yaa’kov vehyadayim yedie Eisav” (27:22), he was able to identify Eisav by his rough hands and his brash speech and Yaakov by his respectful manner and gentle voice. (41 words)
After being lauded as respectful and down to earth by fans, Makhadzi on Wednesday took to Instagram to inform fans that she had broken down after the meeting with Ramaphosa, as she took stock of the achievements in her career. (40 words)
Chris wanted the match to not just be a chance to raise some money for cancer research UK, but to also be an opportunity to pay a respectful tribute to a much-loved colleague. (34 words)
Could it be that he hasn’t always shown himself to be as “sweet” or “respectful” as you say? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
After all, even though he was blind, he said “Hakol kol Yaa’kov vehyadayim yedie Eisav” (27:22), he was able to identify Eisav by his rough hands and his brash speech and Yaakov by his respectful manner and gentle voice.
After being lauded as respectful and down to earth by fans, Makhadzi on Wednesday took to Instagram to inform fans that she had broken down after the meeting with Ramaphosa, as she took stock of the achievements in her career.
All the speakers mentioned that the late musician was a respectful person who was special by nature and further sent condolences to the Lukhele family, especially the musician’s husband, Archbishop Bheki Lukhele.
Alongside her competition success, Lauren says kickboxing has also helped her with body confidence, a respectful personality and a "psychological release" at key moments in her life.
Also, he is usually respectful to other commentators and has a conscience.
And in the late ‘40s, a plan was hatched to shoot a feature film, fictional but soberly respectful of the real-life Golden Gloves tournament and its belief in good, clean combat.
As Julia points out, it’s a very respectful set, particularly, I think, being led by Jeff.
A talented footballer and well-liked year 8 student, Gervis was remembered as a "beautiful boy" who was honest, respectful and hardworking.
Be respectful, don’t pressure or coerce.
But, perhaps too respectful of Teixeira’s jiu-jitsu if he got too close, that did not happen.
But terrific mentality, the Japanese, so respectful.
Candice added: "I was so impressed how Lang Lang and Mika were so good with Lucy, they were totally respectful of her needs.
Chris wanted the match to not just be a chance to raise some money for cancer research UK, but to also be an opportunity to pay a respectful tribute to a much-loved colleague.
Could it be that he hasn’t always shown himself to be as “sweet” or “respectful” as you say?
Despite the constant speculation about their relationship, Zendaya has praised her fans for being respectful of her privacy and boundaries.
Despite the tonal departure, Jendresen felt he was respectful to "Star Trek" canon, which he knew was massively important to the franchise's many fans.
Divorced for seven years, Jeremy was charming and seemed kind, honest, thoughtful, smart, respectful and funny.
For the writer to suggest we are being anything except supportive and respectful of Kaska, can most politely be described as mischievous.
From what I hear, Johnston and Brough are always like this: intelligent, winsome, and respectful to each other and the audience.
Grateful that he was a respectful house guest,” said MacFarlane.
Common combinations with respectful
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and respectful 35×
- respectful and 29×
- respectful of 28×
- be respectful 18×
- respectful to 11×
- very respectful 9×
- was respectful 8×
- is respectful 8×
- more respectful 7×
- in respectful 7×