distinct
When something is distinct, it is easily identifiable or set apart from others of its kind. An eighth-grader who is six feet tall has a distinct advantage over the other kids on the basketball court.
A thing can be distinct if it is easy to see, either because it is different in some way from the things around it or if it is more clear and visible, as in: “The license number of the getaway car was more distinct once I cleaned my glasses.” The word distinct comes from “to distinguish,” which is when a person or thing is set apart from the pack: “The research that she did was distinct in its attention to detail.”
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constituting a separate entity or part
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(often followed by `from’) not alike; different in nature or quality
“plants of several
distinct types”“the word `nationalism’ is used in at least two
distinct senses”“gold is
distinct from iron”“a tree related to but quite
distinct from the European beech”“management had interests quite
distinct from those of their employees”-
synonyms:
distinguishable-
different
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
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different
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recognizable; marked
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easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined
“a
distinct flavor”“a
distinct odor of turpentine”“a
distinct outline”“the ship appeared as a
distinct silhouette”“distinct fingerprints”-
Synonyms:
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clear
readily apparent to the mind
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definite
precise; explicit and clearly defined
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chiseled, well-defined
having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges
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clean-cut, clear, clear-cut
clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
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crisp, sharp
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
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crystalline
distinctly or sharply outlined
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defined, outlined
showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
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knifelike
having a sharp or distinct edge
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razor-sharp
very clearly delineated
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precise
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
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Antonyms:
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indistinct
not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
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unclear
not clear to the mind
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indefinite
vague or not clearly defined or stated
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bedimmed
made dim or indistinct
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bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzy
indistinct or hazy in outline
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cloudy, nebulose, nebulous
lacking definite form or limits
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dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
lacking clarity or distinctness
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faint
indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
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veiled
muted or unclear
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clear
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clearly or sharply defined to the mind