distinguished

dis·tin·guished

adj \-(g)wisht\

Definition of DISTINGUISHED

1

: marked by eminence, distinction, or excellence <distinguished leadership>

2

: befitting an eminent person <a distinguished setting>

Examples of DISTINGUISHED

1. She is distinguished for her achievements in genetic research.
2. <heads turned as the well-dressed, distinguished couple strode through the hotel lobby>

First Known Use of DISTINGUISHED

1714

Related to DISTINGUISHED

Synonyms: august, distingué, dignified, imposing, portly, solemn, staid, stately

Antonyms: flighty, frivolous, giddy, goofy, silly, undignified

Related Words: decorous, proper, seemly; grave, grim, po-faced [British], sober, somber (or sombre); aristocratic, elegant, elevated, handsome, lordly, magisterial, majestic, noble

Near Antonyms: coarse, crass, crude, improper, indecent, uncouth, unseemly, vulgar

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