Definition for Distinguish:

• dis-ting'gwish, v.t. to mark off, set apart ( often with from): to recognise by characteristic qualities: to discern critically: to separate by a mark of honour: to make eminent or known.-- v.i. to make or show distinctions or differences, to recognise the difference ( with from, between).-- adj. DISTING'UISHABLE, that may be capable of being distinguished.-- adv. DISTING'UISHABLY.-- p.adj. DISTING'UISHED, illustrious.-- n. DISTING'UISHER.-- p.adj. DISTING'UISHING, peculiar.-- n. DISTING'UISHMENT ( Shak.), distinction. [ Through Fr. from L. distingu[) e]re, distinctum-- dis, asunder, stingu[) e]re, to prick, conn. with Gr. stizein, to mark. See STING.]

Synonyms for Distinguish:

• n.

  •
  • collate,
  • sift,
  • characterize,
  • sensation,
  • demarcate,
  • acute,
  • keen,
  • assault,
  • sense.
  •
  • comprehend,
  • admire,
  • deduce,
  • celebrate.
  •
  • same.
  •
  • mind,
  • remark,
  • knowledge.
  •
  • respect.
  •distinguish (noun)
  • name,
  • severalise,
  • recognise,
  • key out,
  • differentiate,
  • tell apart,
  • key,
  • secernate.

• v.

  •communication (verb)
  • signalize,
  • signalise.
  •discern, identify (verb)
  • eye,
  • dig,
  • descry,
  • flash,
  • spy,
  • detect,
  • focus,
  • view,
  • beam,
  • pick up on,
  • catch,
  • read.
  •discriminate (verb)
  • separate.
  •distinguish (verb)
  • specify.
  •make famous (verb)
  • immortalize,
  • acknowledge.
  •specialize (verb)
  • signify,
  • discriminate,
  • specialize,
  • individualize.
  •tell the difference (verb)
  • estimate,
  • extricate,
  • determinate,
  • divide,
  • part,
  • tell from,
  • tell between,
  • determine,
  • tag,
  • ascertain,
  • select,
  • sort out,
  • decide,
  • qualify,
  • finger,
  • categorize,
  • analyze,
  • label.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • sensory,
  • singularize,
  • kinaesthetic,
  • sentient,
  • assail.
  •
  • disagree,
  • smell,
  • differ,
  • ennoble,
  • compare.
  •
  • vary,
  • collide.
  •
  • elevate.
  •categorize
  • classify.
  •diagnose
  • Diagnosticate.
  •discover
  • get wind of,
  • light upon.
  •see
  • catch sight of,
  • sight.

Paraphrases for Distinguish:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    distinguishing.

• Independent

  • Verb, past tense
    characterized, characterised, Typified.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    differs, classifies, defines, isolates, separates, specifies, honours, sets.
  • Verb, base form
    discriminate, lay, differ, separate, delineate, characterize, discrimination, dissociate, disassociate, recognize, isolate, decouple, disperse, individualize, detect, tell, classify, divide, demarcate, differences, indicate, delimit, define, highlight, designate, establish, recognise, spot, characterise.

• Other Related

  • Verb, past tense
    identified, marked.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    identifies, differentiates.
  • Verb, base form
    discern, discerning, identify, disentangle, segregate, difference, distinction, determine, ascertain.

Antonyms for Distinguish:

• v.

  • discern, identify
    neglect, pass by, misinterpret.
  • make famous
    disgrace, reproach, denounce, condemn, shame, disregard.
  • tell the difference
    join, misunderstand, link, connect, allow, mix up, confuse, lose.
  • Other antonyms:
    scramble, miss, pass over, mistype, add, mingle, jumble, counterfeit, overpass, combine, sham, fill up, restore, simulate, unite, mix, feign, conceal, conjoin, disguise, strengthen, increase, complete, mistake, ignore, overlook, lump, camouflage, disarrange, hide.

Homophones for Distinguish:

• decadence, dejectedness, decoding, dissidence, deck tennis, detecting, disquieting, dichotomise, decadency, disgusting, deciding, dichotomize, dictamnus, Dustiness, distance, dichotomous, doggedness.

Hypernym for Distinguish:

• v.

  • communication
    singularize, singularise.

Hyponym for Distinguish:

• v.

  • communication
    mark.