| Respectful (a.) Marked or characterized by respect; as, respectful deportment. Thesaurus Entries acclamatory, accommodating, admiring, affable, agreeable, appreciative, approbatory, attentive, cap in hand, ceremonious, civil, commendatory, complaisant, complimentary, conscientious, considerate, cordial, courteous, deferential, duteous, dutiful, encomiastic, ethical, eulogistic, fair, flattering, gentlemanly, graceful, gracious, honorific, ladylike, laudatory, mannerly, moral, obedient, obliging, observant, panegyric, polite, regardful, reverent, reverential, scrupulous, solicitous, tactful, thoughtful, urbane, well-behaved, well-mannered |