Definition for Distinction:

• A distinguishing mark or quality; a mark of honor; eminence.

Synonyms for Distinction:

• n.

  •
  • detail,
  • qualification,
  • award.
  •
  • privilege,
  • repute.
  •
  • style,
  • superiority,
  • flair.
  •
  • excellence,
  • good.
  •difference (noun)
  • abnormality,
  • counterpoint,
  • variation,
  • Dissemblance,
  • deviation,
  • disparity,
  • inequality,
  • mismatch,
  • variance,
  • disunity,
  • variety,
  • conflict,
  • clash,
  • contradiction,
  • distinctness,
  • contrast,
  • aberration,
  • asymmetry.
  •differentiation; feature (noun)
  • discernment,
  • refinement,
  • tact,
  • judgment,
  • discreteness,
  • sensitivity,
  • separation,
  • estimation,
  • acuteness,
  • discretion,
  • sharpness,
  • dissimilitude,
  • acumen,
  • peculiarity,
  • penetration,
  • analysis,
  • diagnosis,
  • unlikeness,
  • clearness.
  •discrimination (noun)
  • differentiation,
  • segregation.
  •dissimilarity (noun)
  • discordance,
  • heterogeneously,
  • aberrance,
  • non-uniformity,
  • inconsistency.
  •distinction (noun)
  • note.
  •elegance (noun)
  • purity,
  • Elegancy,
  • nobility,
  • urbanity,
  • good taste,
  • felicity,
  • gracefulness.
  •importance (noun)
  • salience,
  • Significancy,
  • noteworthiness,
  • conspicuousness.
  •nobility (noun)
  • sovereignty,
  • lordliness,
  • Knightliness,
  • Queenliness,
  • imperialness,
  • majesty,
  • stature,
  • Kingliness,
  • aristocracy,
  • Princeliness,
  • heroicalness,
  • Regality.
  •prominence; achievement (noun)
  • manner,
  • worth,
  • Bays,
  • name,
  • badge,
  • account.
  •rank (noun)
  • primacy,
  • status.
  •reputation (noun)
  • Memorability,
  • notoriety,
  • fable,
  • popularity,
  • acclaim,
  • esteem,
  • prominence,
  • elevation,
  • legend.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • championship,
  • divergency,
  • nicety,
  • GPA,
  • dividing line,
  • division,
  • importance,
  • incongruity,
  • marking,
  • grade,
  • Discrepance,
  • dichotomy,
  • cleavage,
  • disproportion,
  • extravagance,
  • divarication,
  • accolade,
  • chasm.
  •
  • boundary,
  • borderline,
  • pass,
  • divide,
  • U,
  • quirk,
  • virtue,
  • result,
  • meanwhile,
  • polarity.
  •
  • gap,
  • F,
  • disconnect.
  •
  • merit,
  • perfection,
  • B,
  • laurel.
  •
  • beauty.
  •
  • honor.

Paraphrases for Distinction:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    differentiation.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    differentiation.

• Forward Entailment

  • Verb, past tense
    discrimination.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    contradistinction.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    distinguishing.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    segregation, delimitation, dichotomy, exception, divide, divides, unbundling, contrast, variation, classification, characteristic, borderline, diversification, distinguishing, concession, restriction, discretion, modulation, decoration, dispute.
  • Verb, past tense
    differentiated.
  • Verb, base form
    differentiate.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    Medals, distinguished, discrimination.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    distinctness, separation, division, distinctiveness, delineation, disparity, demarcation, divergence, variance, discrimination, split, honor, break-down, laude, boundary.
  • Verb, past tense
    Discriminated, distinguished.
  • Verb, base form
    discrimination, distinguish, discriminate.

Antonyms for Distinction:

• n.

  • differentiation; feature
    agreement, indiscretion, unimportance, Lowliness, insignificance, likeness, similarity, thoughtlessness, uniformity, sameness, unity, conformity, concurrence, harmony, mediocrity, inability, accord, carelessness.
  • prominence; achievement
    criticism.
  • Other antonyms:
    defect, confusion, averageness, badness, similitude, community, blemish, parallelism, alikeness, drawback, failing, homogeneity, analogy, obscureness, negative, inferiority, deficiency, flaw, Disvalue, crumminess, correspondence, resemblance, worthlessness, minus, fault, ordinariness, demerit, homogeneousness.

Homophones for Distinction:

• dichotomisation, dichotomization.

Hyponym for Distinction:

• n.

  • attribute
    difference.
  • communication
    award, honour, accolade, laurels, honor.