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Synonyms for honored

  • adjective
  • American English

Most common

blessed prestigious revered esteemed

All synonyms

Adjective

blessed, esteemed, revered, prestigious, valued, renowned, illustrious, well-regarded, sacred, glorious, reputable, venerated, eminent

Antonyms

embarrassed, unhonored, inglorious

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Respected, having received honour.

Related words

Other spellings
honoured UK

Example sentences

  • blessed Blessed are You, oh Lord, Who sustains everything.
  • prestigious Tom got his degree from a prestigious university.
  • revered Mary is revered in Islam but Muslims don't pray to her.
  • esteemed Such conduct is hardly becoming of one so esteemed.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
honoredsteady
blessedrising
prestigiousrising
reveredrising
esteemedsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
sacred2, valued2
7 letters
blessed1, eminent3, revered2
8 letters
glorious3, renowned2, esteemed2
9 letters
reputable4, venerated4
11 letters
prestigious3, illustrious4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sacred2 = 2 syllables).