respecting
With reference to
Respecting is a somewhat formal preposition meaning concerning or with regard to: respecting your earlier question, I have no comment.
It sounds legalistic or old-fashioned in most contexts, where about or regarding would be more natural.
Separately, respecting is the present participle of respect: respecting someone's boundaries.
Profound admiring respect
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- regardAttentive consideration given
- aweReverent fear and wonder
deference · appreciation · honor · tribute · homage · recognition · praise · acclaim
Courteous, respectful conduct
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
decorum · propriety · graciousness · tactfulness · protocol · dignity · gentility · cordiality
High regard, moral dignity
- dignityInnate personal worth
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
character · nobility · decency · righteousness · pride · worth · values · ethics
Recognizing with respect
- observingPerceiving attentively
- upholdingContinuing to support
- followingComing after another
- heedingAttending to advice
acknowledging · recognizing · maintaining · preserving · safeguarding · keeping · abiding by · personal space
Attentive care for others
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
empathy · understanding · tolerance · acceptance · compassion · kindness · patience · tactfulness
reverence
Profound admiring respect
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- regardAttentive consideration given
awe · deference · appreciation · honor · tribute · homage · recognition · praise · acclaim · adoration
politeness
Courteous, respectful conduct
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
deference · decorum · propriety · graciousness · tactfulness · protocol · dignity · gentility · cordiality · courteousness
honor
High regard, moral dignity
uprightness · character · nobility · decency · righteousness · pride · worth · values · ethics · trustworthiness
honoring
Recognizing with respect
heeding · acknowledging · recognizing · maintaining · preserving · safeguarding · keeping · abiding by · personal space · consent
thoughtfulness
Attentive care for others
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
awareness · empathy · understanding · tolerance · acceptance · compassion · kindness · patience · tactfulness · diplomacy
- looking up toadmiring, revering, idolizing, venerating, hero worship
- tolerance skillsaccepting, forgiving, patience, empathy, understanding
- interactionstalking, sharing, greeting, helping, listening
- positive regardadmiration, appreciation, esteem, regard, fondness
- mental processesthinking, think, reasoning, cognition, pondering
- complianceaudit, obeying, policy, compliance officer, regulation
respectingdisrespecting
Showing lack of regard
despising · disdaining · scorning · disparaging · demeaning
respectingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
disregarding · overlooking · neglecting · dismissing · snubbing
- respecting eldersCourtesy toward older people