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 | ||