Synonyms for differentiation

Most common

discrimination · distinction · difference

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

identity, undifferentiation, anti-differentiation

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense). The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.

Related words

Word family

differ difference different differentiate differential

Phrases

automatic differentiation differentiation syndrome

Forms

Plural

differentiations → discriminations, distinctions, differences, specializations…

Example sentences

• difference It won't make any difference whichever you choose.
• discrimination The crowd protested against racial discrimination.
• distinction He makes no distinction between right and wrong.

Popularity over time

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

By length

10 letters

difference³

11 letters

distinction³

14 letters

discrimination⁵, specialization⁵, specialisation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (difference³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

différenciation

Italiano

differenziazione

Deutsch

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