as in imposing
having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner
assumed a dignified stance and ignored the taunting dignified funeral services for the fallen firemen
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as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to
our graduation ceremony was dignified by a visit from the mayor
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Recent Examples of dignified
Yana Van Der Meulen Rodgers, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
No more bad examples of free, dignified Black people.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
While a bookshelf does the similar work of getting things off the floor and into their dignified place, many simply aren’t deep enough or tall enough to properly house your oeuvre.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
Nothing is too inconsequential to be afforded its own dignified place in the family of things.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Allowing a soft landing Allowing Summers to commence a dignified retirement while continuing to hold honorifics risks signaling that there are ultimately few consequences at the very top in higher education.
—Yana Van Der Meulen Rodgers, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
No more bad examples of free, dignified Black people.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
While a bookshelf does the similar work of getting things off the floor and into their dignified place, many simply aren’t deep enough or tall enough to properly house your oeuvre.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
Nothing is too inconsequential to be afforded its own dignified place in the family of things.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dignified
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Set against the architectural rigor and historical weight of one of Northern Italy’s most imposing villas, models Arthur Hargous and Svetlana Lethelier appear solo or as a couple sporting key looks of the spring 2026 collection paraded in Paris in October.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The team had already excavated the other three corners of a narrow tomb occupied by an imposing, unnamed sarcophagus.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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The time and attention to detail afforded it by Lord and Miller suggest that the directors are as susceptible as any of us to that amazement, elevated by the moving solemnity and celestial dimensions of Daniel Pemberton’s beautiful score.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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Energy producers in the Middle East are yet to resume production full-scale and shipping costs are likely to be elevated for a while.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One thing Mojtaba is not is a religious scholar, fit to lead a country whose founding revolutionary purpose was to place the state under the total authority of the most distinguished Shiite jurist.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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Mohamed-Slim Alouini, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, says the bandwidth of free-space optical (FSO) technologies like Taara Beam and Lightbridge still leaves plenty of room to grow.—
Margo Anderson,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Mar. 2026
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Comedian Chris Tucker added some levity to the solemn services with a stand-up set.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Also present for the solemn event were governors and senators from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Florida.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Lee Martino’s choreography, like the production as a whole, is at its best when observing decorous constraints.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Paul has to buck the prevailing suffragist movement led by Carrie Chapman Catt, whose methods are more decorous and patient.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Dignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dignified. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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