Prestigious and Respectable

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

Usage example: a nutritional study that has been published by a prestigious medical journal

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Respectable and prestigious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Respectable" instead an adjective "Prestigious".

Nearby Word: prestige

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

Usage example: no respectable dietician would advise people to eat just one kind of food

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Prestigious and respectable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prestigious" instead an adjective "Respectable".

It's how Godai eventually turns down the chance for a stereotypically 'respectable' salaryman job to follow a career path that is not the most well-paying or prestigious, but is one that he enjoys and is good at and allows him to do good in the world.

Source: Analysis / Maison Ikkoku
Any mistresses the king has: essentially the same role as favourites, but usually less respectable (although between Charles VII and Louis XV the position of official mistress to the king was highly prestigious in France).

Source: Standard Royal Court

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