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Admirable vs Distinguished - What's the difference?

admirable | distinguished |

As adjectives the difference between admirable and distinguished

is that admirable is deserving of the highest esteem or admiration while distinguished is celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious.

As a verb distinguished is

past tense of distinguish.

admirable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
    • It's admirable that Shelley overcame her handicap and excelled in her work.

    distinguished

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious
    • The lecture was attended by many distinguished mathematicians.
  • Having a dignified appearance or demeanor
    • Her father was a distinguished gentleman, albeit a poor one.
  • (mathematics) Specified, noted.
    • Let ''X'' be a topological space with a distinguished point ''p''.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (distinguish)