Respectable
Respectable adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.
Tried and respectable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tried" instead an adjective "Respectable".
Tried
Tried adjective - Worthy of one's trust.
Respectable and tried are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Respectable" instead an adjective "Tried".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Though she tried to act like a respectable lady in public, her tendency toward boorishness was often her undoing.
Source: Series / Mama's Family -
On many occasions he's tried to force Rumpole out, so his office can be taken by a more financially lucrative or "respectable" barrister.
Source: Series / Rumpole of the Bailey - Walter Shreeve in Batman Beyond started out like this: he tried to kill Bruce Wayne, but only because he was pressure into it by his boss Derek Powers, after Powers threatened to fire Shreeve from his respectable (but nonprofitable) career of sound engineering research.
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