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contradistinguish

con·tra·dis·tin·guish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kon-truh-di-sting-gwish]
    • /ˌkɒn trə dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ/
    • /ˌkɒn.trə.dɪ.ˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-truh-di-sting-gwish]
    • /ˌkɒn trə dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ/

Definitions of contradistinguish word

  • verb contradistinguish to differentiate by means of contrasting or opposing qualities 3
  • verb transitive contradistinguish to distinguish (one thing from another) by contrasting 3
  • verb with object contradistinguish to distinguish by contrasting opposite qualities. 1
  • noun contradistinguish Distinguish between (two things) by contrasting them. 1
  • verb contradistinguish (Transitive Verb) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities. 0
See all 5 definitions of contradistinguish

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Origin of contradistinguish

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; contra-1 + distinguish

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Parts of speech for Contradistinguish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Contradistinguish

contradistinguish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for contradistinguish

verb contradistinguish

  • segregate — to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate: to segregate exceptional children; to segregate hardened criminals.
  • incline — to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
  • separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
  • judge — Alan L(aVern) born 1932, U.S. astronaut.
All 32 Synonyms of contradistinguish

Antonyms for contradistinguish

verb contradistinguish

  • mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
  • confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
  • misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
All 8 Antonyms of contradistinguish

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