Arch
Arch adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: since the start of her acting career her parents have steadfastly remained her arch supporters
Distinguished and arch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distinguished" instead an adjective "Arch".
Distinguished
Distinguished adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.
Arch and distinguished are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arch" instead an adjective "Distinguished".
Nearby Words: distinguishing, distinguishable
Both words in one sentence
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The occasional confusion it causes in onlookers from a prying halfling to arch-sorcerers and demons has become an extensive Running Gag, such that V's Evil Counterpart is distinguished by his obvious masculinity, and fan speculation has been answered with a definitive Shrug of God.
Source: Ambiguous Gender
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Distinguished and Arch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/arch/distinguished
Arch & Distinguished. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/arch/distinguished>.
Distinguished or Arch. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/arch/distinguished.
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