Venerable synonyms and antonyms

vĕn'ər-ə-bəl

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revered
Respected or given reverence
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honorable
Of, or having a position of, high rank or worth
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noble
Grand; stately; splendid; magnificent
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esteemed
Respected, having respect or admiration from others.
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respected
Having qualities becoming to age
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grave
Low in pitch, tone etc. [from 17th c.]
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serious
Being of such import as to cause anxiety:
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sage
(Archaic) Serious; solemn.
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wise
Learned; erudite
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august
Inspiring awe and reverence; imposing and magnificent
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honored
Respected, having received honor.
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antediluvian
Aantediluvian in the Bible, is defined as someone or something from the time before the Great Flood.
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aged
Having reached the age of:
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ancient
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
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reverenced
Having qualities becoming to age
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grand
Large and impressive in size or extent:
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imposing
Making a strong impression because of great size, strength, dignity, etc.; impressive
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philosophical
Sensibly composed or calm, as in a difficult situation; rational
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experienced
Having had experience in an activity or in life in general:
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inexperienced (antonym)
Not experienced; lacking knowledge or experience; green.
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raw (antonym)
Not treated or processed (of materials, products etc.); in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed. [from 10th c.]
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old (related)
A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
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antique
Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period:
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hoary
Gray or white with or as if with age.
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patriarchal
Relating to a system run by males, rather than females.
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reverential
In a reverent manner, honoring, respectful.
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unrespected (antonym)
Not respected
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age-old
Very old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well-established
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antiquated
Aged
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archaic
Relating to, being, or characteristic of words and language that were once in regular use but are now relatively rare and suggestive of an earlier style or period.
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olden
From or relating to a previous era.
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old-time
Of, like, or characteristic of past times
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timeworn
Hackneyed; trite
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old as Methuselah
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old-as-the-hills
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new (related)
Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
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monkish (related)
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saintly (related)
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photius (related)
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callow (antonym)
Lacking adult maturity or experience; immature:
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Venerable Sentence Examples

  • On the box beside the driver sat a venerable old attendant.

  • It contains one of the most venerable Hindu shrines, founded, according to tradition, by Rama himself, which for centuries has been the resort of thousands of pilgrims from all parts of India.

  • The older any religious tradition or mode of worship is, the more venerable is it, the richer in divine ideas.

  • Strictly it means a venerable man, of more than fifty years of age.

  • Celtic altar-bell of hammered iron, known as the "Ronnell bell."' Such is the odour of sanctity of this venerable church that there is an old local saying that "to be thrice prayed for in the kirk of Birnie will either mend or end ye."

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