Distinguished
Distinguished adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.
Main and distinguished are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Main" instead an adjective "Distinguished".
Nearby Words: distinguishing, distinguishable
Main
Main adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: this is the main point of the study—everything else is secondary
Distinguished and main are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distinguished" instead an adjective "Main".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- notable and distinguished
- notable and main
- special and distinguished
- special and main
- particular and distinguished
- particular and main
- prominent and distinguished
- prominent and main
- powerful and distinguished
- powerful and main
- great and distinguished
- great and main
- superior and distinguished
- superior and main
Both words in one sentence
- It's easily distinguished from the rest of the movie (and the original cut puts it at the beginning) due to the fact that none of the movie's main characters appear.
Source: Death by Cameo -
Jeremy Fernandez is another distinguished Malaysian-born Australian, notable for being the main anchor for The ABC's weekend news bulletins.
Source: Useful Notes / Malaysia -
Mika Waltari's The Dark Angel describes the city of Constantinople as a place where distinguished guests are always under surveillance, so the main character doesn't believe for a second that the emperor gave a servant to attend to his needs for pure benevolence.
Source: Incredibly Obvious Tail
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