respectful

Questions about respectful

What does respectful mean?

respectful means "full of or exhibiting respect". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in respectful?

respectful has 3 syllables: re-spect-ful. The stress falls on "spect". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈspɛktfəl/.

What is another word for respectful?

Close synonyms include reverential, venerating. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of respectful?

The recorded antonyms are disrespectful.

Is respectful a common word?

respectful is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with respectful?

1 word rhymes with respectful. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.