Liberal
Liberal adjective - Not bound by traditional ways or beliefs.
Respectable and liberal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Respectable" instead an adjective "Liberal".
Respectable
Respectable adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.
Liberal and respectable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Liberal" instead an adjective "Respectable".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In the Vorkosigan Saga sex therapists are a respectable profession on socially liberal and technologically advanced Beta Colony.
Source: Unproblematic Prostitution -
In France, the French Communist Party were at its most popular and respectable, with Charles De Gaulle, liberal centrist that he was, honour bound to give many of them medals while passive-aggressively keeping them from real leadership.
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In general the series treats conservatives as being, nearly to a man (and they're all men), as misogynist assholes, while liberals (especially liberal politicians) are portrayed as being respectable if not likable.
Source: Straw Character
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