The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word KNEEL , but the solution may also be TIP ONE’S HAT which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Show respect, in a way crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| KNEEL | 33 % | 5 |
| RISE | 25 % | 4 |
| CURTSY | 17 % | 6 |
| UNHAT | 8 % | 5 |
| TIP ONE’S HAT | 8 % | 15 |
| BOW | 8 % | 3 |
Why may TIP-ONES-HAT be the right solution?
"TIP ONE'S HAT" is the right solution because traditionally, tipping one's hat is a gesture of respect or greeting. It is a common way to show politeness and acknowledgment towards someone.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Show respect, in a way
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- honor
- honor with
- honour
- honoring
- honored
- honors
- dishonor
- respect
- honouring
- award
- bestow
- commemorate
Crossword Answer definitions
KNEEL verb- To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
- To cause to kneel.
- To rest on (one's) knees
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result KNEEL
- Genuflect
- Rest on one or both knees
- Use a prie-dieu
- Prepare to be knighted
- Get down in court
- Get down to look underneath the couch, e.g.
- King's command
- Prepare to go before someone, say
- Prepare for dubbing
- Prepare for a dubbing
More clues leading to the result RISE
- "___ and shine!"
- Anticipate the anthem
- Greet the judge
- Levitate
- Lose a lap
- Prepare to shine?
- Shaving-cream name
- Ascend
- Emulate the sun
- First name in sopranos
More clues leading to the result CURTSY
- Dance introduction, sometimes
- Show respect, in a way
- Polite bow
- Show respect in a way
- Show of obeisance
- Type of bow
- Respectful gesture
- Respectful bow
- Woman's polite bow
- Girl's bent-kneed gesture
More clues leading to the result UNHAT
- Doff one's derby
- Tip one's tam
- Doff a derby
- Tip one's topper
- Doff
- Lose the derby
- Doff one's cap
- Take away a beret
- Doff, as a derby
- Doff one's bowler