Usually means: Prominent and respected by others.
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We found 26 dictionaries that define the word Distinguished:

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  1. distinguished: Merriam-Webster
  2. distinguished: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. distinguished: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. distinguished: Collins English Dictionary
  5. distinguished: Vocabulary.com
  6. Distinguished, distinguished: Wordnik
  7. distinguished: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. distinguished: Wiktionary
  9. distinguished: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. Distinguished, distinguished: Dictionary.com
  11. distinguished: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  12. Distinguished: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  13. distinguished: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  14. distinguished: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. distinguished: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  16. distinguished: FreeDictionary.org
  17. distinguished: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. distinguished: TheFreeDictionary.com
  19. distinguished: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  20. distinguished: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  21. distinguished: Rhymezone
  22. distinguished: Infoplease Dictionary
  23. distinguished: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. distinguished: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (distinguished)

▸ adjective:  celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious
▸ adjective:  Having a dignified appearance or demeanor
▸ adjective:  (mathematics) Specified, noted.

Similar:
eminent, important, dignified, imposing, great, magisterial, differentiated, of import, recognized, esteemed, more...

Opposite:
ordinary, common, undistinguished, mediocre, unremarkable

Types:
Nobel Prize, Academy Award, Emmy Award, Peabody Award, Grammy Award, Oscar, Tony Award, more...

Phrases:
distinguished name, distinguished looking, distinguished flying cross, distinguished service cross, distinguished service medal, more...

Colors:
    charcoal,     burgundy,     emerald,     maroon,     taupe, more...



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Similar:
eminent, important, dignified, imposing, great, magisterial, differentiated, of import, recognized, esteemed, more...

Opposite:
ordinary, common, undistinguished, mediocre, unremarkable

Types:
Nobel Prize, Academy Award, Emmy Award, Peabody Award, Grammy Award, Oscar, Tony Award, more...

Phrases:
distinguished name, distinguished looking, distinguished flying cross, distinguished service cross, distinguished service medal, Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Conduct Medal, more...

Colors:
    charcoal,     burgundy,     emerald,     maroon,     taupe, more...



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