distinguish - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

mark as different

Synonyms

• differentiate
• distinguish
• secern
• secernate
• separate
• severalise
• severalize
• tell
• tell apart

More generic

• identify
• place

More specific

• contradistinguish
• contrast
• decouple
• demarcate
• discriminate
• dissociate
• have the distinction
• individualise
• individualize
• know
• know apart
• label
• separate
• severalise
• severalize
• sex
• single out
• stratify

Related

• compare

Verb

be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense

Synonyms

• differentiate
• distinguish
• mark

More generic

• characterise
• characterize
• qualify

More specific

• characterise
• characterize

Related

• mark

Verb

identify as in botany or biology, for example

Synonyms

• describe
• discover
• distinguish
• identify
• key
• key out
• name

Related

• assort
• class
• classify
• separate
• sort
• sort out

Verb

make conspicuous or noteworthy

Synonyms

• distinguish
• signalise
• signalize

More generic

• mark

More specific

• singularise
• singularize

Verb

detect with the senses

Synonyms

• discern
• distinguish
• make out
• pick out
• recognise
• recognize
• spot
• tell apart

More specific

• discriminate
• resolve

Related

• comprehend
• perceive

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