VENERABLE Synonyms

• (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

• used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person

• having an illustrious reputation; respected

• worthy of religious veneration

• having an illustrious reputation; respected

• widely known and esteemed

• having or conferring glory

• of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times

• having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character

• a titled peer of the realm

• impressive in size, manner, or appearance

• inert especially toward oxygen

• having an illustrious reputation; respected

• exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige

• receiving deferential regard

• people who are old collectively

• advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

• at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)

• having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

• of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)

• (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process

• the month following July and preceding September

• of or befitting a lord

• profoundly honored

• marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

• showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

• ancient

• covered with fine whitish hairs or down

• not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; marked by truth

• worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect

• adhering to ethical and moral principles

• deserving of esteem and respect

• characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

• deserving of esteem and respect

• large in amount or extent or degree