Synonyms of dignity

dignity

noun

ˈdig-nə-tē 

as in nobility

high position within society

the archbishop is very conscious of his dignity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nobility
• quality
• rank
• state
• highness
• standing
• class
• gentleness
• fashion
• superiority
• gentility
• caste
• nobleness
• status
• primacy
• distinction
• precedence
• dominance
• loftiness
• preferment
• preeminence
• grandness
• station

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• degradation
• debasement
• subordination
• inferiority
• baseness
• lowliness
• lowness
• commonness
• subordinateness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dignity

Gandhi supplied the repertoire of nonviolent resistance; Ambedkar, the architect of India’s constitution and a champion of Dalit rights, supplied a politics of dignity, representation and institutional accountability. — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Poor Americans across ethnic lines—including Black workers from the Deep South, women, and immigrants—were united by a claim to dignity and health. — Elijah Tanall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

To Warnock, the challenges Americans face are fundamentally moral issues that involve human dignity, justice, and our common responsibility to the less fortunate. — Terry W. Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026

Colquitt sincerely believes that her work can restore the dignity too often denied people in their last days. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026