What does distinguished mean?
Word: Distinguished
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Distinguished means respected and admired because of excellent work or a long, successful career; also looking dignified.
Synonyms: eminent, famous, respected, renowned
Antonyms: unknown, ordinary
How do you spell distinguished?
Syllables: dis - tin - guished
Tricky part: After the g comes a u that is easy to drop, giving distingished.
Watch out for: distingished, distinguisht
Memory tip: Say the middle as "gwi" and write gu: the u stands for that w sound.
Distinguished in a sentence
Example 1: A distinguished scientist from ISRO will speak at our annual day.
Example 2: With his grey beard and neat jacket, Uncle Farhan looked quite distinguished.
Example 3: The award goes to a teacher with a distinguished record of thirty years.
Fun Fact
Before it meant famous, distinguished simply meant marked out as different: a distinguished person stands apart from the crowd.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our town library was opened by a distinguised writer who has published over forty novels.
a) novels
b) distinguised
c) library
d) writer
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b) distinguised. The ending is shed, with an h after the s.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
d_st_nguished
a) i,e
b) e,e
c) e,i
d) i,i
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d) i,i. Both gaps take i, in dis and in tin.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
distinguished
a) obscure
b) nervous
c) generous
d) modern
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a) obscure. A distinguished person is well known and respected; an obscure one is hardly known.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) renouned
b) distinguished
c) admirred
d) acomplished
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b) distinguished. Accomplished doubles the c. Renowned is spelt with ow, and admired keeps a single r.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which word could replace distinguished in "a distinguished poet"?
a) celebrated
b) elderly
c) youthful
d) talkative
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a) celebrated
2. A distinguished guest at a school event is most likely ____.
a) a parent who lives nearby
b) someone nobody has met
c) a well-known and respected person
d) a student who arrived late
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c) a well-known and respected person
