Synonyms for tell apart
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Verb
distinguish, differentiate, tell, pick out, spot, separate, recognize UK US, recognise UK, discern, severalize rare, secernate rare, secern formal rare
Definitions
- v. 1
To perceive things as different, or to perceive their difference itself; to differentiate, distinguish, discriminate.
Can you tell me (apart) from my twin brother?
Example sentences
- spot The detective took down his testimony on the spot.
- distinguish We cannot distinguish her from her younger sister.
- differentiate We differentiate between living and dead objects.
By length
- 4 letters
- tell1, spot1
- 6 letters
- secern
- 7 letters
- discern2
- 8 letters
- separate3
- 9 letters
- recognize3, recognise3, secernate
- 10 letters
- severalize
- 11 letters
- distinguish3
- 13 letters
- differentiate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (discern2 = 2 syllables).