Synonyms for distinction
dɪˈstɪŋk ʃəndis·tinc·tion

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1. distinction

   A characteristic belongs to the nature or character of the person, thing, or class, and serves to identify an object; as, a copper-colored skin, high cheek-bones, and straight, black hair are characteristics of the American Indian. A sign is manifest to an observer; a mark or a characteristic may be more difficult to discover; an insensible person may show signs of life, while sometimes only close examination will disclose marks of violence. Pallor is ordinarily a mark of fear; but in some brave natures it is simply a characteristic of intense earnestness. Mark is sometimes used in a good, but often in a bad sense; we speak of the characteristic of a gentleman, the mark of a villain. Compare ATTRIBUTE; CHARACTER.

   Synonyms:
   attribute, attribute, character, characteristic, feature, indication, mark, peculiarity, property, quality, sign, singularity, trace, trait

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1. distinction

   Synonyms:
   difference, separation, dignity, eminence

   Antonyms:
   unity, identity, debasement, insignificance, degradation

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1. differentiation, distinctionnoun

   a discrimination between things as different and distinct

   "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"

   Synonyms:
   specialization, preeminence, note, specialisation, eminence, differentiation

2. eminence, distinction, preeminence, notenoun

   high status importance owing to marked superiority

   "a scholar of great eminence"

   Synonyms:
   differentiation, annotation, tubercle, note, government note, banknote, banker's bill, preeminence, bank bill, short letter, eminence, musical note, bill, bank note, tuberosity, line, notation, tone, greenback, note of hand, promissory note, billet

3. distinctionnoun

   a distinguishing quality

   "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"

   Synonyms:
   differentiation, preeminence, note, eminence

4. distinctionnoun

   a distinguishing difference

   "he learned the distinction between gold and lead"

   Synonyms:
   differentiation, preeminence, note, eminence

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1. • High Status

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1. distinctionnoun

   Synonyms:
   discrimination, notation of difference

2. distinctionnoun

   Synonyms:
   repute, reputation, celebrity, note, name, fame, renown, account, credit, respectability, eminence, superiority

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1. distinctionnoun

   Synonyms:
   discrimination, eminence, celebrity, renown, fame, repute, prominence

   Antonyms:
   indistinction, indiscrimination promiscuity, obscurity

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1. List of paraphrases for "distinction":

   difference, differentiation, discrimination, distinctness, distinguishing, separation, distinguished, distinctions, award, honour, honours, laude

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1. Casey Blossom:

   Children are our most important concern. We want to develop play experiences that children love, and that at the same time develop essential skills, conflict play is a natural part of how children play, and it helps them learn how to deal with conflicts in their own lives. We see a clear distinction between conflict and violence. And we do not make products that promote or encourage violence.

2. Stephen Hearst:

   My logic back then was very simple, this was an opportunity to clarify the record, to draw the distinction between the fictional character of Charlie Kane and his gloomy Xanadu and WR Hearst and his beautiful architectural masterpiece at the top of the hill at San Simeon.

3. Judge Edward Pardo:

   To be sure, we are unable to divine the Founders' specific views on whether 18-to-20-year-olds had a stronger claim than 17-year-olds to the Second Amendment guarantee. The Founders may not even have shared a collective view on such a subtle and fine-grained distinction.

4. President Juan Manuel Santos:

   Today begins a new era in the fight against drug trafficking in our country, if we are successful, we will cease to have such a sad distinction of being the largest exporter of cocaine.

5. Chris Dougherty:

   Electronic warfare is central to knocking the Russians off balance, this is an important distinction. We need to be able to attack their comms and targeting networks.