Distinguished
Distinguished adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.
Primary and distinguished are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Primary" instead an adjective "Distinguished".
Nearby Words: distinguishing, distinguishable
Primary
Primary adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: the primary concern for many house hunters is the asking price
Distinguished and primary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distinguished" instead an adjective "Primary".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- special and distinguished
- special and primary
- prominent and distinguished
- prominent and primary
- great and distinguished
- great and primary
- superior and distinguished
- superior and primary
- noteworthy and distinguished
- noteworthy and primary
- important and distinguished
- important and primary
- grand and distinguished
- grand and primary
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