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distinct

/dɪˈstɪŋkt/adjective2 syllables

Distinct means: easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined.

Synonyms for distinct30

adjective, as in easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined

chiseled, well-defined, clear, clean-cut, clear-cut, crisp, sharp, crystalline, defined, outlined, knifelike, razor-sharp, definite, precise

adjective, as in clearly or sharply defined to the mind

clear-cut, trenchant, clear

adjective, as in (often followed by ‘from’) not alike; different in nature or quality

distinguishable, different

adjective, as in constituting a separate entity or part

adjective, as in recognizable; marked

also used for distinct

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Opposites of distinct

indistinct

What does distinct mean?5

adjective

1

easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined“a distinct flavor”

2

clearly or sharply defined to the mind“clear-cut evidence of tampering”

3

(often followed by ‘from’) not alike; different in nature or quality“plants of several distinct types”

4

constituting a separate entity or part“a government with three discrete divisions”

5

recognizable; marked“noticed a distinct improvement”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with distinct?4

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indistinct
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Distinct in a sentence

  • Unigrams, as distinct from bigrams and trigrams, consist of precisely one element.becky82
  • Fungi form a distinct biological kingdom, separate from plants and animals.mraz
  • Genotypic sex, phenotypic sex, and gender are three distinct concepts.rul
  • French is a very distinct language; it sounds like no other.rafaeldejesus8199
  • Cancer is not one but more than a hundred distinct diseases.voxbubnya
  • A dog is distinct from a cat in physical characteristics.al_ex_an_der
  • We are distinct from each other in taste.unknown
  • He has no distinct idea of how to proceed.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of distinct

as a adjective

comparative
distincter
superlative
distinctest