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Synonyms for distinction
dɪˈstɪŋk ʃəndis·tinc·tion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
distinction
A characteristic belongs to the nature or character of the person, thing, or class, and serves to identify an object; as, a copper-colored skin, high cheek-bones, and straight, black hair are characteristics of the American Indian. A sign is manifest to an observer; a mark or a characteristic may be more difficult to discover; an insensible person may show signs of life, while sometimes only close examination will disclose marks of violence. Pallor is ordinarily a mark of fear; but in some brave natures it is simply a characteristic of intense earnestness. Mark is sometimes used in a good, but often in a bad sense; we speak of the characteristic of a gentleman, the mark of a villain. Compare ATTRIBUTE; CHARACTER.
Synonyms:
attribute, attribute, character, characteristic, feature, indication, mark, peculiarity, property, quality, sign, singularity, trace, trait
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
distinction
Synonyms:
difference, separation, dignity, eminenceAntonyms:
unity, identity, debasement, insignificance, degradation
Princeton's WordNet
differentiation, distinctionnoun
a discrimination between things as different and distinct
"it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
Synonyms:
specialization, preeminence, note, specialisation, eminence, differentiationeminence, distinction, preeminence, notenoun
high status importance owing to marked superiority
"a scholar of great eminence"
Synonyms:
differentiation, annotation, tubercle, note, government note, banknote, banker's bill, preeminence, bank bill, short letter, eminence, musical note, bill, bank note, tuberosity, line, notation, tone, greenback, note of hand, promissory note, billetdistinctionnoun
a distinguishing quality
"it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"
Synonyms:
differentiation, preeminence, note, eminencedistinctionnoun
a distinguishing difference
"he learned the distinction between gold and lead"
Synonyms:
differentiation, preeminence, note, eminence
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
distinctionnoun
Synonyms:
discrimination, notation of differencedistinctionnoun
Synonyms:
repute, reputation, celebrity, note, name, fame, renown, account, credit, respectability, eminence, superiority
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
distinctionnoun
Synonyms:
discrimination, eminence, celebrity, renown, fame, repute, prominenceAntonyms:
indistinction, indiscrimination promiscuity, obscurity
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "distinction":
difference, differentiation, discrimination, distinctness, distinguishing, separation, distinguished, distinctions, award, honour, honours, laude
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#228 | line | |
#280 | sign | |
#387 | property | |
#392 | quality | |
#460 | note | |
#813 | bill | |
#834 | mark | |
#1259 | feature | |
#1367 | award | |
#1586 | character | |
#1845 | difference | |
#3077 | annotation | |
#4082 | tone | |
#4389 | attribute | |
#5007 | discrimination | |
#5503 | trace | |
#6234 | separation | |
#7425 | distinguished | |
#8104 | characteristic | |
#8137 | distinction | |
#8286 | indication | |
#10225 | honour | |
#10625 | notation | |
#11468 | dignity | |
#12348 | differentiation | |
#12636 | honours | |
#15863 | specialization | |
#19310 | trait | |
#19934 | distinguishing | |
#21951 | distinctions | |
#22907 | billet | |
#28325 | laude | |
#29164 | singularity | |
#34486 | specialisation | |
#35976 | eminence | |
#55309 | banknote | |
#70790 | peculiarity | |
#74807 | greenback | |
#102757 | preeminence | |
#104802 | tubercle | |
#128335 | distinctness | |
#229156 | tuberosity |
How to use distinction in a sentence?
People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
I realized early on that the academy and the literary world alike-and I don't think there really is a distinction between the two-are always dominated by fools, knaves, charlatans and bureaucrats. And that being the case, any human being, male or female, of whatever status, who has a voice of her or his own, is not going to be liked.
I know there is a distinction between Black filmmakers and White filmmakers by Hollywood and by America as a whole. Black filmmakers have different obstacles, different markets, different expectations, different industry standards in expectations.
What I must do is all that concerns me. This rule, equally arduous in actual and intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is harder because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it.
Zaur Dadayev was a Russian Interior Ministry officer who served with distinction.
Translations for distinction
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- разли́чие, отли́чие, разликаBulgarian
- distincióCatalan, Valencian
- rozdíl, vyznamenáníCzech
- Auszeichnung, UnterschiedGerman
- διάκρισηGreek
- distingoEsperanto
- ero, kunniaFinnish
- différence, distinctionFrench
- 違い, 区別Japanese
- distinctionLatin
- distinksjon, forskjellNorwegian
- odznaczenie, różnica, wyróżnieniePolish
- distinçãoPortuguese
- distingibilitate, distingere, distincție, deosebire, diferențăRomanian
- ра́зница, разли́чие, отли́чие, разграниче́ниеRussian
- distinktion, skillnadSwedish
- 分別Chinese
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