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Synonyms for distinguished
dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪʃtdis·tin·guished
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
distinguished
Synonyms:
illustrious, noted, celebrated, conspicuous, eminent, marked, famousAntonyms:
obscure, inconspicuous, hidden, not famous
Princeton's WordNet
distinguishedadjective
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
"our distinguished professor"
Synonyms:
imposing, grand, magisterialAntonyms:
undignified, unimportantdistinguished, grand, imposing, magisterialadjective
used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
"his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"
Synonyms:
gilded, marvelous, heroic, rattling(a), deluxe, elevated, wondrous, imposing, bossy, rarified, autocratic, peremptory, noble-minded, lordly, noble, wonderful, grand, marvellous, dominating, tremendous, luxurious, idealistic, fantastic, exalted, opulent, baronial, princely, rarefied, sumptuous, high-minded, august, terrific, high-flown, lofty, magisterial, howling(a), expansive, stately, high-and-mighty, sublimeAntonyms:
undignified, unimportant
Dictionary of English Synonymes
distinguishedadjective
Synonyms:
illustrious, famous, noted, eminent, conspicuous, celebrated, extraordinary, transcendent
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
distinguishedadjective
Synonyms:
marked, special, eminent, illustrious, famous, celebrated, renowned, noted, transcendent, extraordinary, supreme, consummate, conspicuousAntonyms:
undistinguished, obscure, commonplace, inconspicuous, humble
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "distinguished":
eminent, emeritus, prominent, outstanding, honourable, distinctive, illustrious, esteemed, distinguishing, distinct, remarkable, prestigious, distinguish, differentiated, distinction, renowned, brilliant, distinguishable, exemplary, genteel, excellent
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#1353 | excellent | |
#1450 | grand | |
#2677 | noted | |
#2717 | famous | |
#2767 | wonderful | |
#3490 | outstanding | |
#3970 | deluxe | |
#4026 | marked | |
#4089 | fantastic | |
#4667 | sublime | |
#5214 | noble | |
#6028 | distinct | |
#6035 | brilliant | |
#7425 | distinguished | |
#7984 | remarkable | |
#8137 | distinction | |
#8513 | prominent | |
#8774 | tremendous | |
#10110 | distinctive | |
#10269 | distinguish | |
#10666 | renowned | |
#10805 | elevated | |
#10818 | celebrated | |
#11632 | luxurious | |
#11766 | prestigious | |
#12244 | terrific | |
#15704 | imposing | |
#16239 | eminent | |
#16760 | honourable | |
#18179 | emeritus | |
#18232 | heroic | |
#18745 | exemplary | |
#18800 | differentiated | |
#19151 | marvelous | |
#19934 | distinguishing | |
#24721 | expansive | |
#25003 | dominating | |
#26035 | lofty | |
#26176 | conspicuous | |
#26755 | stately | |
#27462 | exalted | |
#29587 | marvellous | |
#31123 | wondrous | |
#31702 | esteemed | |
#33631 | illustrious | |
#33733 | sumptuous | |
#34679 | gilded | |
#38892 | idealistic | |
#41629 | distinguishable | |
#49183 | opulent | |
#60050 | princely | |
#64686 | autocratic | |
#73290 | peremptory | |
#73693 | genteel | |
#75235 | bossy | |
#83750 | magisterial | |
#103811 | baronial | |
#104549 | rarefied | |
#128829 | lordly | |
#170661 | rarified |
How to use distinguished in a sentence?
We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.
A distinguished journalist advised me to be so clear in my thinking that I could hold the story of what happened in a single sentence. It is this: I came upon something evil and destroyed it.
It’s one of the reasons that I think a lot of Americans are just fed up with the whole political process. Because, in a democracy you have to have at least enough trust to be able to work with each other and solve difficult problems, when the Republicans refuse to give a distinguished judge appointed by President Obama even the courtesy of meetings, let alone a hearing, that sent such a terrible message. Now, what they’ve done in this case is to hold back information, they have not provided all the information, which was always made available for other nominees, and they’re trying to rush this through to the detriment of the American public, who deserves to have answers to whatever charges might be presented.
These distinguished women and men who have served in uniform recognize that turning our back on diplomacy won't make our country safer; it will undermine our security and our standing in the world.
Disobedience, the rarest and most courageous of the virtues, is seldom distinguished from neglect, the laziest and commonest of the vices.
Translations for distinguished
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- مميزArabic
- distingitCatalan, Valencian
- distinguidoSpanish
- kunnianarvoisa, arvostettu, tunnettuFinnish
- cliùiteachScottish Gaelic
- dibedakanIndonesian
- distinto, emeritoItalian
- insignesLatin
- eminent, voortreffelijk, voornaamDutch
- fornemNorwegian
- distintoPortuguese
- distinctRomanian
- видный, заданный, именитый, выдающийсяRussian
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