Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

revered

/ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)d/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: revered
IPA: /ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)d/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of revere

adj

Respected or given reverence.

Example Sentences

"The villagers revered their religious leader for his example of pious conduct."
"Near-synonyms: reverend, estimable; see also Thesaurus:respectable"
"The scholar kept his revered books in a special part of the library."

Inflected Forms

more revered (comparative) most revered (superlative)

Derived Forms

reveredly reveredness unrevered

Phrases

hold dear

Frequently Paired Words

dignified hold dear revere respectable

Synonyms

esteemed honoured well-regarded reverend estimable admirable allowable commendable creditable glorious honorable laudable

Antonyms

despised disrespected scorned dismissed forgotten ignored overlooked unadmired undistinguished unrespected

Rhymes With

appeared weird disappeared cleared beard feared volunteered geared cheered premiered pioneered interfered

Questions

How do you pronounce revered?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)d/.
What does revered mean?: simple past and past participle of revere

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