Chief
Chief adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: our chief priority this year will be cutting the budget
Distinguished and chief are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distinguished" instead an adjective "Chief".
Nearby Word: chiefly
Distinguished
Distinguished adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.
Chief and distinguished are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chief" instead an adjective "Distinguished".
Nearby Words: distinguishing, distinguishable
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- high and chief
- high and distinguished
- great and chief
- great and distinguished
- superior and chief
- superior and distinguished
- eminent and chief
- eminent and distinguished
- momentous and chief
- momentous and distinguished
- important and chief
- important and distinguished
- grand and chief
- grand and distinguished
Both words in one sentence
- When distinguished from his clan as an individual the syllable "ko"("chief" or literally "himself") is added.
Source: Lord Country
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