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Synonyms for contradistinguish

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.

Forms

Past participle
contradistinguished
e.g. contradistinguished → distinguished, counterdistinguished…

Example sentences

  • distinguish We cannot distinguish her from her younger sister.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
contradistinguishsteady
distinguishsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

11 letters
distinguish3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (distinguish3 = 3 syllables).