DIGNITARIES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

dignitaries

noun

plural of dignitary

as in celebrities

a person who has a high rank or an important position The dinner was attended by many foreign dignitaries. dignitaries of the church

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Recent Examples of dignitaries Kathleen Kennedy, who served as the president of Lucasfilm from 2012 to 2026, helped organize a group of industry dignitaries to put together a framework for how Hollywood should talk about it. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 By the late 1800s, the resort was a favorite destination for US Presidents (23 presidents have visited the property), foreign dignitaries and global business leaders. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The pop-up was up for three days to coincide with United Nations general assembly meeting, which saw the convergence of world leaders, dignitaries and CEOs on the city. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 Vroman’s catered to various clientele and communities, from traveling dignitaries to academics and leisure readers on vacation. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 The Colosseum has previously closed for only a few hours a time for special visits by important dignitaries, including former US President Barack Obama in 2014. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 One of them hit a railway line shortly after a train carrying European dignitaries had passed through. — Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 On Sunday, a Russian drone struck a passenger train carrying foreign dignitaries on a visit to Ukraine, including senior European officials and former CIA Director David Petraeus, forcing them to evacuate near the Polish border. — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Norwegian officials and foreign dignitaries joined the solemn procession. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Below, scroll on for all of the celebrities who showed up for the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show red carpet.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Fellow celebrities on this season include Bella Ramsey, Miranda Hart, Michael Sheen, Sebastian Croft, James Blunt, Ross Kemp, Jerry Hall, Myha’la, Joe Lycett, Sharon Rooney and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of celebrities

Noun

Aiming to protect what’s left of its buildings and monuments is a converted Volkswagen Crafter—the ARK III, a mobile 3D-scanning lab that creates digital twins of sacred and historical structures for future restoration.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Back in 2020, then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot had three monuments to Columbus taken down amid massive social justice protests.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of monuments

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The story is told from the perspective of infant twins with divergent personalities—Rose is unguardedly buoyant, whereas Marigold is watchful and introspective.

— Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
But there is so much more to these characters than their surface personalities.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of personalities

Noun

Creators Drop The Pranks And Get Serious MIPCOM was a conduit for the developing creator economy this year, with the focus switching to those YouTube and digital stars who are actually building businesses.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
For stellar scientists, the colors of stars have always been indicative of their temperatures.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of stars

Noun

Cult members lived in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch that Mackenzie divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
A lot of these names and others like Sam Altman are popping up in popular culture and in Hollywood now.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of names

Noun

And even within a game, there are heroes and there are villains, and there’s conflict.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
At the top of the long staircase leading to the studio, next to a neon Mockler Media sign, is a photo of Mockler with one of his heroes, Barack Obama.

— Edward Robert McClelland, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

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