as in imposing
having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner
assumed a dignified stance and ignored the taunting dignified funeral services for the fallen firemen
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to
our graduation ceremony was dignified by a visit from the mayor
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of dignified
Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
Not a very dignified pose for a creature called Noble, but humans love to saddle animals with teasingly grand names—Rex, Princess, King, Queenie.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
This is seen as the more dignified path compared to Lily’s incessant partying and networking and dancing.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
Advertisement High rental rates have made RVs a comparatively more dignified alternative for those on the margins.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dignified 
Adjective
Helping families who couldn't afford to pay for a funeral, receive a dignified service.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
Not a very dignified pose for a creature called Noble, but humans love to saddle animals with teasingly grand names—Rex, Princess, King, Queenie.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
This is seen as the more dignified path compared to Lily’s incessant partying and networking and dancing.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
Advertisement High rental rates have made RVs a comparatively more dignified alternative for those on the margins.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dignified
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dignified
Adjective
-
The most imposing constructions, hidden by nature, towered above the tree canopy.Anna Lagos, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
-
The Foundling certainly sounds like a more imposing leader in the long term than the country’s autocrat-of-the-day, right?Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2024
Verb
-
This causes turtles to float in an awkward position with their rear ends elevated—making swimming considerably difficult and preventing the animal from diving far beneath the surface.Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
-
Zucker has since elevated to occasional top-six minutes and is fourth on the team with 23 points.Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
His decades of distinguished service to America and humanity leave a towering legacy of good work.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 Dec. 2024
-
Compared to the rest of the pack, Rolls-Royce’s Cullinan occupies an entirely different market position—not just in pricing terms, but rather in presence thanks to the massive hood and upright grille that serve as distinguished reminders of the British coachbuilder’s long heritage.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
These gestures serve as solemn tributes to individuals who have served their communities and country, as well as to the memory of significant historical events.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
-
Finding the cemetery after all this time was exciting but also solemn for Tony Guzzi, chief of preservation and site operations.Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
Aside from a series of gruesome martyr scenes frescoed on the interior wall of the second ring in the late 16th century, the décor reflects late Imperial taste for decorous abstraction and costly materials.David Laskin, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
-
They’re totally fictionalized and, in their own way, the intrusive projections of what Morgan might’ve thought happened between the two, but what he’s imagined is decorous and dramatically unsatisfying.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near dignified
Cite this Entry
“Dignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dignified. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share