Authoritative
Authoritative adjective - Being the most accurate and apparently thorough.
Distinguished and authoritative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distinguished" instead an adjective "Authoritative".
Nearby Words: authority, authoritarian
Distinguished
Distinguished adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.
Authoritative and distinguished are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authoritative" instead an adjective "Distinguished".
Nearby Words: distinguishing, distinguishable
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- powerful and authoritative
- powerful and distinguished
- superior and authoritative
- superior and distinguished
- impressive and authoritative
- impressive and distinguished
- important and authoritative
- important and distinguished
- recognized and authoritative
- recognized and distinguished
- imposing and authoritative
- imposing and distinguished
- supreme and authoritative
- supreme and distinguished
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