English adjective: distinguished | |||
1. | distinguished (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation | ||
Samples | Our distinguished professor. | ||
Similar | important, of import | ||
Antonyms | unimportant | ||
2. | distinguished used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person | ||
Samples | His distinguished bearing. The monarch's imposing presence. She reigned in magisterial beauty. | ||
Synonyms | grand, imposing, magisterial | ||
Similar | dignified | ||
Antonyms | undignified | ||