Best and Respected

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Best adjective - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities.

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Respected and best are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Respected" instead an adjective "Best".

Respected adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.

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Best and respected are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Best" instead an adjective "Respected".

Similarly, the line is "It is far safer to be feared than loved if you cannot be both", not "It is better to be feared than loved", and the message that it was best to be respected.

Source: Beam Me Up Scotty / Literature
Your best friend/loved one/respected figure of authority is acting strangely and you suspect — with good reason — that he or she may in fact be an impostor.

Source: Bluff the Impostor
Her last smuggling group was also her best, with a boss she respected and who respected her in turn.

Source: Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal

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