Synonyms for Contradistinction

Synonyms for "contradistinction" (46 found)

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Closest matches (10)

antagonism antipathy antithesis clashing collision con conflict confrontation contradiction contraindication

Strong matches (13)

contraposition contrariety contrast counterposition cross purposes cross-purposes demarcation difference differentiation disagreement discrepancy distinction distinctiveness

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

2 entries

differentiation distinction

Related terms

1 entries

contradistinguish

derived

2 entries

contradistinctive contradistinctively

derived from

1 entries

distinction

is a

1 entries

differentiation

related to

6 entries

contradistinctive contradistinguish contrast define distinction provision

Translations

8 translations across 7 languages.

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Bulgarian

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противопоставяне noun (distinction by contrast)

French

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contradistinction noun (distinction by contrast)

German

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kontradistinktion noun (distinction by contrast)

Greek

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αντιδιαστολή noun (distinction by contrast)

Icelandic

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sem annars konar fyrirbæri en noun (distinction by contrast)
til aðgreiningar frá noun (distinction by contrast)

Norwegian

1 entries

kontradistinksjon noun (distinction by contrast)

Swedish

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motsats noun (distinction by contrast)

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

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We used hamburgers and soda in contradistinction to healthy food.

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The doctrine that everything is God, in contradistinction to the doctrine that God is everything.

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Captain John Smith gives the name Reef Knot in 1627. Dana gives the name Square Knot in 1841. Few sailors speak of Square Knot except in contradistinction to Granny Knot but it is the common shore name for the knot and is in good repute among sailors.

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It will be noted that on this service, in contradistinction to that from and to Bristol, extra trains are provided to cope with peak-hour conditions; [...].

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Contradistinction