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dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪʃtdis·tin·guished

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.5 / 4 votes

  1. distinguished

    Synonyms:
    illustrious, noted, celebrated, conspicuous, eminent, marked, famous

    Antonyms:
    obscure, inconspicuous, hidden, not famous

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. distinguishedadjective

    (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

    "our distinguished professor"

    Synonyms:
    imposing, grand, magisterial

    Antonyms:
    undignified, unimportant

  2. distinguished, 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, sublime

    Antonyms:
    undignified, unimportant

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  1. distinguishedadjective

    Synonyms:
    illustrious, famous, noted, eminent, conspicuous, celebrated, extraordinary, transcendent

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.0 / 1 vote

  1. distinguishedadjective

    Synonyms:
    marked, special, eminent, illustrious, famous, celebrated, renowned, noted, transcendent, extraordinary, supreme, consummate, conspicuous

    Antonyms:
    undistinguished, obscure, commonplace, inconspicuous, humble

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How to use distinguished in a sentence?

  1. Roger Wicker:

    I note that the distinguished Democratic leader has a great admiration for the distinguished representative from the state of Wyoming, Rep. Cheney, he waxes on about her judgment and her courage. I would point out to my colleagues that this newfound hero of Sen. Schumer voted no on H.R. 1 and perhaps he should follow her logic and her judgment on that since he has joined me in admiration of Rep. Cheney.

  2. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

    All great masters are chiefly distinguished by the power of adding a second, a third, and perhaps a fourth step in a continuous line. Many a man had taken the first step. With every additional step you enhance immensely the value of you first.

  3. Mitch McConnell:

    But, over a distinguished two-decade career, this workhorse of the Senate would prove he was anything but.

  4. George Bernard Shaw:

    Disobedience, the rarest and most courageous of the virtues, is seldom distinguished from neglect, the laziest and commonest of the vices.

  5. Ernest Hemingway:

    Cowardice, as distinguished from panic, is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination. Learning to suspend your imagination and live completely in the very second of the present with no before and no after is the greatest gift a soldier can acquire.


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