Distinguished
Distinguished adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.
Heroic and distinguished are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heroic" instead an adjective "Distinguished".
Nearby Words: distinguishing, distinguishable
Heroic
Heroic adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.
Distinguished and heroic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distinguished" instead an adjective "Heroic".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- glorious and distinguished
- glorious and heroic
- noble and distinguished
- noble and heroic
- magnificent and distinguished
- magnificent and heroic
- splendid and distinguished
- splendid and heroic
- great and distinguished
- great and heroic
- impressive and distinguished
- impressive and heroic
- remarkable and distinguished
- remarkable and heroic
Both words in one sentence
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Heroic B.S.O.D.: What led to the action that won him the Distinguished Service Cross was seeing his best friend killed by a German machine gun crew pretending to surrender.
Source: Creator / Audie Murphy - It follows from the latter that the Heroic Ambidexter is strong even among the strong, and conversely, describing a warrior as ambidextrous may be a shorthand for characterizing them as a distinguished champion.
Source: Heroic Ambidexterity
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