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Distinction
/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
Synonyms for "distinction" (311 found)
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Closest matches (63)
Noun(14 words)
eminenceaccoladeaccomplishmentachieve language learning goalsbedabest project awardcachetcachetscharacteristicchivalric ordercommendationsconsiderably differentcontrastcontrasts
Preposition(1 words)
Strong matches (93)
delicacydelicate distinctiondemarcationdeparturedescriptiondesynonymizationdeviationdifferencedifferencingdifferentiadifferentialdifferentiationdignitydirectnessdisaccorddisaccordancedisagreementdisconformitydiscongruitydiscordance
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discrepancydiscretenessdiscriminationdisequalizationdisjunctiondisparitydissemblancedissentdissimilaritydissimilitudedissonancedistancedistinctivenessdistinctnessdistinguishmentdivergencedivergencydiversificationdiversitydividing linedivisioneaseeclateleganceelegancyelevationeminenceesteemexaltationexcellencefamefar cryfelicitousnessfelicityfine pointfinishfittingnessflowflowing periodsfluencygapgenteelnessgentilityglorygood tastegracegracefulnessgracilitygradationgrandeurgreat honorgreatnesshairline
Noun(19 words)
deviation scoredichotomiesdiffdiffer fromdiffer greatlydifferencedifference indifferencesdifferentiatingdifferentiationdifferentiation knowledgedifferingdisparitydistinct fromeminencesexcellenciesexcellencyfeathergradations
Adjective(1 words)
elite status
Related words (155)
hairsplittingheroismheterogeneityhigh mightinesshonorhonorable descentillustriousnessimportanceinaccordanceincompatibilityincongruityinconsistencyinconsonanceindividualizationindividuationinequalityinharmoniousnessinharmonyirreconcilabilitykudos
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laurelslimpidityloftinessluciditymagnanimitymajestymarginmarkmatchingmemorabilitymeritmetaphormicroscopic distinctionmixturemodificationnamenarrow marginnaturalnessneatnessnice distinctionnicetynobilitynoble birthnoblenessnonconformitynotabilitynotenoteworthinessnuanceoddsopposingoppositionornamentothernessoutstandingnessparallelismparticle of differenceparticularizationpelluciditypersonalizationperspicuityplainnesspoint of differencepolishpreeminenceprestigeprominenceproportionproprietypurityqualityrankrefinementrelationremarkablenessrenownreputationreputerestraintroyaltysalienceseemlinesssegregationseparatenessseparationseveralizationseveranceshadeshade of differencesignificancesimilesimilitudesimplicitysmoothnessspecializationstatusstraightforwardnesssublimitysubtle distinctionsubtletysupereminencesuperioritytastetastefulnesstersenesstrichoschistismunaffectednessunconformityuniquenessunlikenessunorthodoxyvaluevariancevariationvariegationvarietywide marginworth
Noun(31 words)
honhonorhonorifichonoringhonors history periodhonoursidea separationinsigneslanguage honorlaurellustermedalsnotenuancenuancesoutshiningparticularityportfolio awardpreeminencerecognition
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royal statussavorsseparatingseparation actionsignify a differencesinglingspanish identificarstandoutsubtletiessubtletyvariance
Verb(2 words)
individuatingmake a difference
Adjective(4 words)
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9 entriesacademic distinctioncolor distinctionhonors distinctionlegal distinctionlexical distinctionmerit distinctionmoral distinctionphonemic distinctionsemantic distinction
Collocations
6 entriesacademic distinctionclear distinctiondistinction betweendraw a distinctionfine distinctionmake a distinction
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
21 total sentences available.
I can make a distinction between good and bad.
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Great as is the sensuous beauty of gems, their rarity and price adds an expression of distinction to them, which they would never have if they were cheap.
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Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
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