prestige
noun
Example Sentences
Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Sep. 2022 The Girl in the Mirror is another Spanish-language prestige drama from the streamer that should appeal to anyone who loves a no-frills supernatural mind-bender. Andy Meek, BGR, 23 Aug. 2022 The move would come with huge financial benefits, expand the school’s recruiting base and provide a level of prestige that continuing membership in the Pac-12 would not match. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 Academic publications are the currency of scientific prestige, winning accolades for researchers and journals alike. David Robert Grimes, The Atlantic, 29 July 2022 This proposal was vetoed by the French delegate, who feared that the French language would lose its position of prestige in diplomacy. Joshua Holzer, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2022 Launched as a glossy prestige drama about the emotional and political machinations behind the scenes of a successful morning news program, TMS has gone full Smash in season 2. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2021 The prestige of the rivalry since 2017 also has been magnified by the caliber of players on either side. Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 14 Aug. 2022 Such arguments still have purchase, especially in an era when the prestige of Black art has again so far outpaced material progress for Black Americans as to cast doubt on any significant relationship between them. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
French, from Middle French, conjuror's trick, illusion, from Latin praestigiae, plural, conjuror's tricks, from praestringere to graze, blunt, constrict, from prae- + stringere to bind tight — more at strain
1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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prestige
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- status
- fame
- notoriety
- renown
- prominence
- stature
- value
- importance
- significance
- import
- rank
- celebrity
- distinction
- cachet
- position
- eminence
- reputation
- power
- preeminence
- standing
- weight
- worthiness
- magnitude
- consequence
- repute
- moment
- worth
- noteworthiness
- momentousness
- weightiness
- honor
- dominion
- seriousness
- authority
- substance
- mastery
- potency
- account
- gravity
- store
- control
- greatness
- name
- centrality
- glory
- substantiveness
- sway
- note
- report
- illustriousness
- mark
- essentialness
- essentiality
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- infamy
- worthlessness
- disrepute
- ignominy
- dishonor
- pettiness
- opprobrium
- shame
- disgrace
- odium
- anonymity
- obscurity
- discredit
- insignificance
- smallness
- valuelessness
- paltriness
- triviality
- littleness
- slightness
- puniness
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of prestige are authority, credit, influence, and weight. While all these words mean "power exerted over the minds or behavior of others," prestige implies the ascendancy given by conspicuous excellence or reputation for superiority.
While the synonyms authority and prestige are close in meaning, authority implies the power of winning devotion or allegiance or of compelling acceptance and belief.
In some situations, the words credit and prestige are roughly equivalent. However, credit suggests influence that arises from the confidence of others.
While in some cases nearly identical to prestige, influence may apply to a force exercised and received consciously or unconsciously.
Although the words weight and prestige have much in common, weight implies measurable or decisive influence in determining acts or choices.