Distinguished
Crossword Clue & Answers

25 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Easy Crossword

We found 19 answers for the crossword clue 'Distinguished', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Easy Crossword.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Distinguished a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Distinguished as an answer itself some 40 times.

Distinguished is a single word clue made up of 13 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Easy Crossword' on Monday, 25 October 2021 with the answer being NOTED, but the most popular answer for this clue is EMINENT.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 25 Oct 2021
• The Daily Mail Quick - 21 Oct 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 5 Aug 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 27 Jul 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 24 May 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 20 May 2021
• The Guardian Quick - 14 May 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 3 Feb 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 1 Feb 2021
• The Daily Mail Quick - 11 Jan 2021

Definitions and usage

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• Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"
• (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"

Crossword Answers

5 Letters

GRAND
A piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs

GREAT
Remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"

NOBLE
A titled peer of the realm

NOTED
Worthy of notice or attention; "a noted increase in the crime rate"

6 Letters

OFNOTE

7 Letters

ALLSTAR

EMINENT
Standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"

NOTABLE
A celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"

OF NOTE

SPECIAL
A special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising; "they are having a special on pork chops"

8 Letters

ENNOBLED

GLORIOUS
Having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

IMPOSING
Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"

10 Letters

CELEBRATED
Having an illustrious past

PREEMINENT
Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

11 Letters

ILLUSTRIOUS
Having or conferring glory; "an illustrious achievement"

MAGISTERIAL
Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"

PRESTIGIOUS
Having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author"

13 Letters

DISCRIMINATED