Synonyms and Antonyms of distinction
1
exceptionally high quality
- a shop selling native handicrafts of distinction
choiceness, excellence, excellency, first-rateness, greatness, perfection, preeminence, primeness, superbness, superiority, supremacy
2
a quality that gives something special worth
- has the distinction of being the oldest house in the city
3
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
- I did all of the work, and the other guy got all the distinction
acclaim, accolade, applause, bay(s), credit, glory, homage, honor, kudos, laud, laurels, props [slang], réclame, sun
celebrity, fame, renown, repute
compliment, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, toast, tribute
acclamation, ovation, plaudit, praise, rave, rhapsody
citation, commendation, kudo, note, recommendation
elevation, enshrinement, enthronement, exaltation, glorification
4
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
- a number of physicians of national distinction serve on the staff of the teaching hospital
dominance, eminence, noteworthiness, paramountcy, preeminence, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, prestigiousness, primacy, superiority, supremacy, transcendence
celebrity, fame, famousness, glory, honor, kudos, renown, reputation, repute
megastardom, stardom, superstardom
greatness, illustriousness, nobleness, notableness
ascendance (also ascendence), ascendancy (also ascendency), authority, domination, dominion
influence, power, prestige, weight
infamy, notoriety
5
something given in recognition of achievement
- won a number of distinctions in her long career as an actress
