prestigious
116
5.6
- adjective
- /prɛˈstɪdʒəs/
:
prestigioso
- Good evening everyone and thank you for having me in this very prestigious institution.
- a prestigious university
- a prestigious award
- a prestigious school
Yes, the same weekend as the prestigious ADCC tournament.
- Yes, the same weekend as the prestigious ADCC tournament.
- But I think, I think the way they want the branding to stay prestigious, they would turn you away.
- Leon Krug just finished an architecture degree and started working at a prestigious architecture firm.
- That was from a study shown in which journal was that which prestigious American scientific journal?
- We have our main girl and our main guy and they go to this pretty prestigious school.
- He's very intelligent, went to a prestigious school, but he seems like one of the guys.
- You know that they're a pretty prestigious popular scientific magazine.
Examples
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This is one of the most prestigious appointments in the country.
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I got an invite to go to a very prestigious British school.
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It's a pretty prestigious position.
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These kids are all going to go be prestigious lawyers.
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So this is like one of the prestigious hospitals in the country.
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In 2008, he was awarded the prestigious Orwell Prize for political writing.
Academic text (2011) -
Consistently, scholars demonstrate great academic potential and are accepted to several prestigious universities.
Academic text (2013) -
Leon Krug just finished an architecture degree and started working at a prestigious architecture firm.
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The novel was nominated for the prestigious Literature Prize of the Nordic Council.
Fiction book (1995) -
I got an invite to go to a very prestigious British school.
Synonyms
241
4.5
Among the best or most skilled in a group
144
4.8
Very successful and respected for important achievements or good character
70
3.5
Well known and respected by many people
69
4.1
Well known and respected for being very good
54
4.6
A person or thing that many people respect and admire
31
7.4
Well known and respected for important work
9
7.5
Worthy of praise or reward for good work
6
5.6
Deeply respected and admired for age, wisdom, or good character
5
2.8
Many people admire a person or organization for good work and honest behaviour
1
3.2
Famous and admired for important achievements or qualities
1
5.0
A person or thing at the highest level of quality
Antonyms
Compounds
3
3.6
A university that many people admire for very good teaching and strong research
How Prestigious
- Formal
27
5.6
- Formal
144
4.8
69
4.1
116
5.6
8
2.3
53
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prestigious comes from prestige, an older word that once meant a 'trick' or 'magic show' used to amaze people. So something 'prestigious' is like a powerful show that impresses others, which is why it now means 'respected and admired'.