paying respect
Acknowledging someone's worth
Paying respect is a gesture or action that honors someone, typically after their death.
The phrase most often appears in the context of attending a funeral, wake, or memorial service: We went to the funeral home to pay our respects.
It can also describe visiting a grave or monument.
More broadly, paying respect acknowledges someone's authority, accomplishments, or seniority, as when meeting an important figure or elder.
- honorificRespectful form of address
- homageExpression of deep respect
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- tributeOffering of respect
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
genuflection · memorial · laying flowers · wreath-laying · veneration · honor guard · acknowledgment · courtesy · dignity · admiration · bowing · deep bow · ritual · kowtow · standing at attention · final salute · awe · tradition
paying respectdisrespecting
Showing lack of regard
showing disrespect · insulting · dishonoring · degrading · humiliating
paying respectignoring
Deliberately not noticing
dismissing · disregarding · snubbing · overlooking · brushing off
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