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Antonyms for distinct
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : dih-stingkt |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstɪŋkt |
Definition of distinct
Origin :- late 14c., originally past participle of distincten (c.1300) "to distinguish," from Old French distincter, from Latin distinctus, past participle of distinguere (see distinguish). Related: Distinctness.
- adj apparent, obvious
- adj different; unconnected
- She heard him speaking in a voice not louder than a whisper, rapid, distinct.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- I hear voices in all directions, and never have they been so distinct as at this moment.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- And this latter recollection seemed as distinct to him as the first had been.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- A distinct picture came to him of his classroom and old Doctor Stokes.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- He had such a distinct perception of ruin and death that he shuddered again.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- My father I slightly remember; but of my mother I retain no distinct impressions.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Our very right to exist as a distinct society is questioned.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- In a word, then, every effect is a distinct event from its cause.
- Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
- The difficulty arises in a measure from the want of distinct marks of time.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- That they had any distinct notions of a plurality of husbands or wives, I do not believe.
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
Synonyms for distinct
- audible
- categorical
- clean-cut
- clear
- clear-cut
- decided
- definite
- detached
- discrete
- disparate
- dissimilar
- distinctive
- disunited
- divergent
- diverse
- enunciated
- especial
- evident
- explicit
- express
- incisive
- individual
- lucid
- manifest
- marked
- noticeable
- offbeat
- palatable
- particular
- patent
- peculiar
- perspicuous
- plain
- poles apart
- prescribed
- recognizable
- separate
- separated
- several
- sharp
- sharp-cut
- single
- sole
- special
- specific
- transparent
- trenchant
- unambiguous
- unassociated
- unattached
- unequivocal
- unique
- unmistakable
- various
- well-defined
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