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View synonyms for prestigious

prestigious

[ pre-stij-uhs, -stij-ee-uhs, -stee-juhs, -stee-jee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. indicative of or conferring prestige:

    the most prestigious address in town.

    Synonyms: distinguished

  2. having a high reputation; honored; esteemed:

    a prestigious author.

    Synonyms: notable, illustrious



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Other Words From

  • pres·tigious·ly adverb
  • pres·tigious·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prestigious1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin praestigiōsus “full of tricks, deceitful,” from praestigi(ae) “juggler's tricks” ( prestige ) + -ōsus -ous

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Example Sentences

His photography has won more than a hundred awards, including the prestigious Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography.

Joan used words like hip, classy, elegant, and prestigious to describe the clubs.

She reportedly studied French and Italian at Oxford before attending the prestigious Jacques Lecoq school of theatre in Paris.

In 1998, she was selected to represent Israel in the prestigious Eurovision contest, winning first place.

Beck later went on to receive a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior at Harvard, and teach at a number of prestigious universities.

These are some of the prestigious merits of the bicycle, though many more might be added.

This was the title of the cover page of the prestigious magazine, "The Economist" in its issue of 10/1/98.

He had had nothing out of them—nothing of the prestigious or the desirable things of the earth, craved for by predatory natures.

The "prestigious feat" of causing flowers to appear in winter was a common one.

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