| Main Entry: | dignified |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honorable |
Synonyms: |
aristocratic, august, courtly, decorous, distinguished, distingué, eminent, formal, grand, grave, great, highbrow, highfalutin', imperial, imperious, lofty, magisterial, magnificent, nifty*, noble, proud, refined, regal, reserved, respected, solemn, somber, stately, superior, upright |
Antonyms: |
dishonorable, indecorous, undignified |
| Main Entry: | dignify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make honorable; glorify |
Synonyms: |
adorn, advance, aggrandize, distinguish, elevate, ennoble, erect, exalt, grace, honor, magnify, prefer, promote, raise, sublime, uprear |
Antonyms: |
belittle, condemn, degrade, demote, detract, disgrace, humiliate, insult, shame |
| Main Entry: | aggrandize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause something to seem or be greater, bigger |
Synonyms: |
acclaim, applaud, augment, beef up, boost, commend, dignify, distinguish, enlarge, ennoble, expand, extend, glorify, heighten, hike, hike up, honor, hype, increase, intensify, jack up, jump, magnify, multiply, parlay, praise |
Antonyms: |
belittle, debase, degrade, depress, disgrace, humble, lower |
| Main Entry: | aristocratic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | privileged, elegant |
Synonyms: |
aloof, blue-blooded, courtly, dignified, elegant, elite, fine, haughty, noble, patrician, polished, refined, snobbish, stylish, upper-class, well-born, well-bred |
Antonyms: |
low-born, low-life, poor, unprivileged, vulgar, wanting |
| Main Entry: | ceremonious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ritual, formal |
Synonyms: |
civil, courteous, courtly, decorous, deferential, dignified, exact, grandiose, impressive, majestic, moving, precise, proper, punctilious, seemly, solemn, starchy, stately, stiff, striking |
| Notes: | ceremonial is more often applied to things (clothing, etc.) and ceremonious is used for persons and things (occasion, venue) |
Antonyms: |
informal, relaxed, unceremonious, unobserved |
| Main Entry: | courtly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | refined manner |
Synonyms: |
adulatory, affable, aristocratic, august, ceremonious, chivalrous, civil, civilized, complimentary, conventional, cultured, decorous, dignified, elegant, flattering, formal, gallant, gracious, high-bred, imposing, lofty, obliging, polished, polite, preux, prim, refined, stately, studied, urbane |
Antonyms: |
impolite, indecorous, inelegant, low-bred, provincial, rough, uncivil, unpolished, unrefined |
| Main Entry: | decorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appropriate, suitable |
Synonyms: |
au fait, becoming, befitting, ceremonial, ceremonious, civilized, comely, comme il faut, conforming, conventional, correct, de rigueur, decent, demure, dignified, done, elegant, fit, fitting, formal, good, mannerly, meet, moral, nice, polite, prim, proper, punctilious, refined, respectable, right, seasonable, sedate, seemly, staid, well-behaved |
Antonyms: |
impolite, inappropriate, indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, unfit, unrefined, unseemly, unsuitable |
| Main Entry: | distinguish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make famous |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, admire, celebrate, dignify, honor, immortalize, pay tribute to, praise, signalize |
| Main Entry: | distinguished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, outstanding |
Synonyms: |
acclaimed, aristocratic, arresting, big name, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, dignified, distingué, eminent, especial, esteemed, extraordinary, famed, foremost, glorious, great, highly regarded, honored, illustrious, imposing, marked, memorable, name, noble, nonpareil, notable, noted, noteworthy, peerless, prominent, remarkable, renowned, reputable, royal, salient, shining, signal, singular, special, stately, striking, superior, talked of, unforgettable, venerable, well-known |
Antonyms: |
common, insignificant, ordinary, standard, unextraordinary, unknown |
| Main Entry: | elegant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful, tasteful |
Synonyms: |
affected, appropriate, apt, aristocratic, artistic, august, chic, choice, classic, clever, comely, courtly, cultivated, cultured, dainty, delicate, dignified, effective, exquisite, fancy, fashionable, fine, genteel, graceful, grand, handsome, ingenious, luxurious, majestic, modish, neat, nice, noble, opulent, ornamented, ornate, ostentatious, overdone, polished, rare, recherché, refined, rich, select, simple, stately, stuffy, stylish, stylized, sumptuous, superior, turgid, well-bred |
Antonyms: |
crude, inelegant, rough, ugly, unfashionable, unrefined, unsophisticated, untasteful |