| respect | (noun) behavior intended to please your parents | Synonyms: obedience |
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| (noun) a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard | Synonyms: deference |
| (noun) courteous regard for people's feelings | Synonyms: deference, respectfulness |
| (noun) (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point | Synonyms: regard |
| (noun) an attitude of admiration or esteem | Synonyms: esteem, regard |
| (noun) a feeling of friendship and esteem | Synonyms: regard |
| (noun) the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded) | Synonyms: esteem, regard |
| (verb) regard highly; think much of | Synonyms: esteem, prise, prize, value |
| (verb) show respect towards | Synonyms: abide by, honor, honour, observe |
| respectability | (noun) honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation | Synonyms: reputability |
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| respectable | (adjective) characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals | - |
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| (adjective) large in amount or extent or degree | Synonyms: goodish, goodly, healthy, hefty, sizable, sizeable, tidy |
| (adjective) deserving of esteem and respect | Synonyms: admirable, estimable, good, honorable |
| respectably | (adverb) in a decent and morally reputable manner | - |
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| (adverb) to a tolerably worthy extent | Synonyms: creditably |
| respected | (adjective) receiving deferential regard | Synonyms: well-thought-of |
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| respecter | (noun) a person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative | - |
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| respectful | (adjective) full of or exhibiting respect | - |
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| (adjective) feeling or manifesting veneration | Synonyms: reverential, venerating |
| respectfully | (adverb) in a respectful manner | - |
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| respectfulness | (noun) courteous regard for people's feelings | Synonyms: deference, respect |
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| respective | (adjective) considered individually | Synonyms: several, various |
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| respectively | (adverb) in the order given | Synonyms: severally |
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| respects | (noun) (often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem | - |
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| respiration | (noun) the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs | Synonyms: cellular respiration, internal respiration |
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| (noun) the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation | Synonyms: breathing, external respiration, ventilation |
| (noun) a single complete act of breathing in and out | - |
| respirator | (noun) a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration | Synonyms: inhalator |
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| (noun) a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases | Synonyms: gas helmet, gasmask |
| respiratory | (adjective) pertaining to respiration | - |
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| respire | (verb) draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs | Synonyms: breathe, suspire, take a breath |
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| (verb) undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide | - |
| (verb) breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety | - |
| respite | (noun) a pause from doing something (as work) | Synonyms: break, recess, time out |
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| (noun) the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment | Synonyms: reprieve |
| (noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | Synonyms: abatement, hiatus, reprieve, suspension |
| (noun) a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort | Synonyms: reprieve |
| (noun) a pause for relaxation | Synonyms: relief, rest, rest period |
| (verb) postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution | Synonyms: reprieve |
| resplend | (verb) be resplendent or radiant; to shine brightly | - |
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| resplendence | (noun) brilliant radiant beauty | Synonyms: glory, resplendency |
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| resplendency | (noun) brilliant radiant beauty | Synonyms: glory, resplendence |
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| resplendent | (adjective) having great beauty and splendor | Synonyms: glorious, splendid, splendiferous |
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| resplendently | (adverb) in an impressively beautiful manner | Synonyms: gorgeously, magnificently, splendidly |
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| respond | (verb) show a response or a reaction to something | Synonyms: react |
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| (verb) respond favorably or as hoped | - |
| (verb) react verbally | Synonyms: answer, reply |
| respondent | (adjective) replying | Synonyms: answering |
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| (noun) someone who responds | Synonyms: answerer, responder |
| (noun) the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent | - |
| responder | (noun) someone who responds | Synonyms: answerer, respondent |
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| response | (noun) a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent | Synonyms: reaction |
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| (noun) the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals | - |
| (noun) the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange | Synonyms: reply |
| (noun) a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation | Synonyms: answer, reply |
| (noun) the manner in which something is greeted | Synonyms: reception |
| (noun) a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister | - |
| (noun) a result | - |
| responsibility | (noun) the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force | Synonyms: duty, obligation |
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| (noun) a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct | Synonyms: responsibleness |
| (noun) the proper sphere or extent of your activities | Synonyms: province |
| responsible | (adjective) worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable | - |
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| (adjective) being the agent or cause | Synonyms: responsible for |
| (adjective) having an acceptable credit rating | Synonyms: creditworthy |
| responsibleness | (noun) a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct | Synonyms: responsibility |
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| responsibly | (adverb) in a responsible manner | - |
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| responsive | (adjective) readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion | - |
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| (adjective) containing or using responses; alternating | Synonyms: antiphonal |
| (adjective) reacting to a stimulus | Synonyms: reactive |
| responsiveness | (noun) the quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events | - |
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| (noun) responsive to stimulation | Synonyms: reactivity |