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
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as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to
our graduation ceremony was dignified by a visit from the mayor
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Recent Examples of dignified
Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Member states are working on tackling the need for sustainable, dignified and affordable housing across the Union.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
On every stage, Mr. Gumbel maintained a quiet and dignified presence in front of the camera, with the gravitas of a Walter Cronkite.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Parks is highly respected for his meaningful and dignified pursuance of workers’ rights.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Stay classy Sean Dyche’s two-year tenure in charge at Everton ended in a dignified and professional manner on Thursday when he was sacked three hours before a match.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Member states are working on tackling the need for sustainable, dignified and affordable housing across the Union.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
On every stage, Mr. Gumbel maintained a quiet and dignified presence in front of the camera, with the gravitas of a Walter Cronkite.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Parks is highly respected for his meaningful and dignified pursuance of workers’ rights.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dignified
Adjective
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And on the other hand, in a world where most of their top arms remain healthy and effective, the Dodgers could possess one of the most imposing starting pitching staffs in recent memory.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The most imposing constructions, hidden by nature, towered above the tree canopy.—
Anna Lagos,
WIRED,
2 Nov. 2024
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These improvements elevated food carts into trusted community assets, enhancing their reputation and fostering consumer confidence.—
John Murn,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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Conceived during an administration often synonymous with malaise elevated to a kind of national mood lighting, the department emerged as a federal colossus, ostensibly designed to manage the nation’s educational system with promises of equity, excellence, and upward mobility.—
Michael S. Rose,
National Review,
4 Jan. 2025
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Her distinguished career has been recognized with the prestigious Grand Dame award of Les Dames d’Escoffier (LDEI), as well as 2013 Woman of the Year by the Maître Cuisiniers de France.—
Cynthia Graubart,
Bon Appétit,
24 Jan. 2025
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Bing Zhang, a distinguished professor in the department of physics and astronomy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has worked on research that models the origin points of fast radio bursts for years and has seen many observational clues suggesting magnetospheres could be a root cause.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Standing in front of the CIA Memorial Wall—the agency’s most important and solemn location—Trump offered remarks that resembled a campaign event, rambling from one random topic to another, including how big the crowds were at his inauguration.—
Peter Schroeder,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Jan. 2025
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Seated beside the President-elect, who donned a dark suit and royal blue tie, Melania Trump appeared noticeably solemn.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
9 Jan. 2025
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At home, the atmosphere was decorous, curious, gentle; outside, the culture of the nineteen-fifties was tougher, valorizing war and papering over a darker, more furtive kind of violence.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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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
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“Dignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dignified. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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