Boris has a difficult time distinguishing good wines from bad, especially after a few glasses.
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Distinguishing
Synonyms for "distinguishing" (51 found)
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Strong matches (15)
Related words (25)
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Synonyms
1 entriesderived
5 entriesderived from
1 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
1 entriesTranslations
11 translations across 8 languages.
Czech
1 entries- rozlišující adj (that serves to distinguish — see also distinctive)
Finnish
1 entries- tunnusomainen adj (that serves to distinguish — see also distinctive)
French
1 entries- distinctif adj (that serves to distinguish — see also distinctive)
German
1 entries- unterscheidend adj (that serves to distinguish — see also distinctive)
Hungarian
2 entries- ismertető adj (that serves to distinguish — see also distinctive)
- megkülönböztető adj (that serves to distinguish — see also distinctive)
Māori
1 entries- kōhure adj (that serves to distinguish — see also distinctive)
Polish
2 entries- odróżniający adj (that serves to distinguish — see also distinctive)
- wyróżniający adj (that serves to distinguish — see also distinctive)
Spanish
2 entries- distinguidor adj (that serves to distinguish — see also distinctive)
- distinguiente adj (that serves to distinguish — see also distinctive)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Feathers are a distinguishing feature of birds.
Source: tatoeba (945556)
He had no distinguishing features.
Source: tatoeba (1507476)
Distinguishing Truth from everything else is a theme filling many pages in the history of philosophy.
Source: tatoeba (2017425)
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