Imposing
Imposing adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.
Respectable and imposing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Respectable" instead an adjective "Imposing".
Respectable
Respectable adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.
Imposing and respectable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Imposing" instead an adjective "Respectable".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fine and imposing
- fine and respectable
- noble and imposing
- noble and respectable
- courtly and imposing
- courtly and respectable
- substantial and imposing
- substantial and respectable
- great and imposing
- great and respectable
- excellent and imposing
- excellent and respectable
- respected and imposing
- respected and respectable
Both words in one sentence
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Not Helping Your Case: Cromwell wants to bury his disreputable past and establish himself and his family as respectable, but he still makes use of his dark reputation and physically imposing presence whenever it would be useful in achieving whatever end he's after... and it's often useful.
Source: Literature / Wolf Hall
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