KNIGHTHOOD Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

knighthood

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as in chivalry

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Recent Examples of knighthood Dixon was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2024 and was awarded a knighthood last December in New Zealand. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 Over the years, Hockney was offered countless honours and turned most down – including a knighthood. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 June 2026 Henry Royce, raised in poverty and largely self-taught, became one of the most influential engineers of his era, ultimately earning a knighthood for work that helped define modern automotive engineering. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 2 Mar. 2026 To accept her knighthood, Victoria wore a black long-sleeve dress of her own design, while David wore a handsome charcoal double-breasted suit. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for knighthood

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Texts in the 15th century lamented the erosion of chivalry and knightly honor.

— Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026
The service honors the Order of the Thistle, which is Scotland’s highest and most ancient order of chivalry.

— Starr Bowenbank, InStyle, 17 July 2026

Definition of chivalry

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In World Cup lore, however, his gallantry is doomed to be overshadowed by that of his fellow-goalkeeper from Cabo Verde, Vozinha, who had already produced an uncanny impersonation of a brick wall on the fourth day of the tournament.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
In all of these cases, the effect is largely the same—forging intimacy through some level of generosity or gallantry, coupled with pure, physical proximity—and in 2026, all of them are still technically possible.

— Sara Delgado, Vogue, 9 July 2026

Definition of gallantry

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Just a few people attended Beloozerov’s funeral – a closed casket ceremony – at a Maryland cemetery in October 2024.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Lee took up his post in Japan in September 2024 and last year became the first Taiwanese representative from the liaison office to attend the Hiroshima and Nagasaki ceremonies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

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