DISTINGUISH Synonyms: 154 Similar and Opposite Words

distinguish

verb

di-ˈstiŋ-(g)wish

as in to differentiate

to understand or point out the difference in even at such a young age, he could distinguish the calls of various birds

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Relevance

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as in to characterize

to be an important feature of a collection of recipes distinguished by their ease and simplicity

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as in to identify

to find out or establish the identity of learned at an early age to distinguish the sound of a piano in an orchestra

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as in to notice

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes could barely distinguish the garden gate through the mist

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as in to classify

to arrange or assign according to type on the exam we were asked to distinguish the specimens by acidity

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Examples of distinguish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Ridgeline has distinguished itself as something different among the long-time medium-sized pickup truck leaders. —

James Raia, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024 To distinguish ballots, postal facilities use a special fluorescent ID tag to easily identify ballot materials during the postal process. —

Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024 Rus starts with distinguishing artificial intelligence from machine learning, noting that the artificial intelligence process is meant to mirror human cognitive behavior, where machine learning is more of a procedural objective based on algorithm and probability. —

John Werner, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 The Justice Department also reported that Phoenix officers failed to distinguish between peaceful and non-peaceful protesters, used stun bags and pepper spray indiscriminately, and arrested peaceful protesters to deter others. —

Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for distinguish

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