Distinguished
Distinguished adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.
Usage example: heads turned as the well-dressed, distinguished couple strode through the hotel lobby
Stately is a synonym for distinguished in famous topic. In some cases you can use "Stately" instead an adjective "Distinguished".
Nearby Words: distinguishing, distinguishable
Stately
Stately adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.
Usage example: the governor watched with stately aloofness as his wife charmed the party guests
Distinguished is a synonym for stately. Sometimes you can use "Distinguished" instead an adjective "Stately".
Nearby Word: statehood
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- glorious and distinguished
- glorious and stately
- noble and distinguished
- noble and stately
- courtly and distinguished
- courtly and stately
- lofty and distinguished
- lofty and stately
- magnificent and distinguished
- magnificent and stately
- splendid and distinguished
- splendid and stately
- great and distinguished
- great and stately
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