paying one's respects
Offering formal condolences
Paying one's respects is a formal acknowledgment of someone's importance or memory.
Most commonly, it means visiting a funeral, wake, or memorial to honor the deceased: We went to the funeral home to pay our respects.
It can also mean greeting someone of status or importance: The ambassador paid his respects to the president.
- greetingsExpressions upon meeting
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
- memorialsTributes to the departed
- bowingBending forward in deference
- tributesExpressions honoring someone
saluting · gratitude · wreath-laying · prayers · eulogies · last goodbye · final farewell · vigils · commemorations · reverence · dedications · admiration · processions · handshakes · showing up · sympathy · funeral home · memorial service
paying one's respectssnubbing
Pointedly ignoring someone
disregarding · turning one's back · staying away · boycotting · no-showing
paying one's respectsdisrespecting
Showing lack of regard
dishonoring · showing disrespect · insulting · disparaging · desecrating
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