Antonyms for undistinguished
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : uhn-di-sting-gwisht |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪʃt |
Definition of undistinguished
Origin :- 1590s, "not kept distinct," from un- (1) "not" + distinguished. Meaning "not elevated above others" is attested from 1600.
- adj ordinary
- I knew no reason why I should resignedly submit to so undistinguished a fate.
- Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various
- That I am too poor, too ignoble, too undistinguished, to raise my eyes to such attraction.
- Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
- Our voyage for some weeks was undistinguished by any feature of unusual character.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- They are the untitled and undistinguished mass of the English people.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 » by Various
- He was a short, curly-haired man of undistinguished appearance.
- Extract from : « Security » by Poul William Anderson
- Chance might give a charming daughter to an undistinguished father.
- Extract from : « The Conspirators » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- He was undistinguished by his garb—his mode of life, from the rest of the citizens.
- Extract from : « Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Amongst these we wandered for a few minutes, undistinguished and unregarded.
- Extract from : « Red Gauntlet » by Sir Walter Scott
- I must become again an undistinguished member of this great school.
- Extract from : « Betty Vivian » by L. T. Meade
- But she donned these undistinguished garments an hour later.
- Extract from : « Find the Woman » by Arthur Somers Roche
Synonyms for undistinguished
- average
- characterless
- common
- commonplace
- dull
- everyday
- fair
- garden-variety
- generic
- mean
- mediocre
- modest
- no great shakes
- normal
- nothing special
- nothing to write home about
- pedestrian
- plain
- prosaic
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
- second-rate
- so-so
- typical
- uneventful
- unexceptional
- unexciting
- uninspired
- unmemorable
- unnoteworthy
- unremarkable
- usual
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