Hyphenation of DISTINGUISHED

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word DISTINGUISHED? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

DIS-TIN-GUISHED

Definitions of DISTINGUISHED:

1.	(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation Our distinguished professor
2.	Used of a person's appearance or behavior Befitting an eminent person His distinguished bearing The monarch's imposing presence She reigned in magisterial beauty

Synonyms of DISTINGUISHED:

adj	eminent, great, important, of import
adj	imposing, magisterial, dignified
adj	differentiated

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.