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Distinct

Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.

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Similar meaning 24

Chiseled 84% connected

of Chisel

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Chiseled 84% connected

of Chisel

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Clean-cut 84% connected

See Clear-cut.

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Clean-cut 84% connected

See Clear-cut.

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Clear 84% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Clear 84% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Clear-cut 84% connected

Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo.

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Clear-cut 84% connected

Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo.

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Crisp 84% connected

Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

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Crisp 84% connected

Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

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Crystalline 84% connected

Consisting, or made, of crystal.

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Crystalline 84% connected

Consisting, or made, of crystal.

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Defined 84% connected

of Define

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Defined 84% connected

of Define

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Definite 84% connected

Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or int…

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Definite 84% connected

Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or int…

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Different 84% connected

Distinct; separate; not the same; other.

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Different 84% connected

Distinct; separate; not the same; other.

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Outlined 84% connected

of Outline

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Outlined 84% connected

of Outline

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Separate 84% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Separate 84% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Sharp 84% connected

Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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Sharp 84% connected

Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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Distinctness 74% connected

The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or difference that prevents confusion of parts or things.

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Distinctness 74% connected

The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or difference that prevents confusion of parts or things.

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Otherness 74% connected

The quality or state of being other or different; alterity; oppositeness.

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Otherness 74% connected

The quality or state of being other or different; alterity; oppositeness.

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See also 6

Clear 66% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Clear 66% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Definite 66% connected

Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or int…

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Definite 66% connected

Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or int…

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Precise 66% connected

Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality.

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Precise 66% connected

Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality.

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Synonym 5

Clear-cut 92% connected

Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo.

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Decided 92% connected

of Decide

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Discrete 92% connected

Separate; distinct; disjunct.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Distinguishable 92% connected

Capable of being distinguished; separable; divisible; discernible; capable of recognition; as, a tree at a distance is distinguishable from a shrub.

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Trenchant 92% connected

Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.

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Academic alternative 1

Compare 82% connected

To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences; to b…

comparing and contrasting 55% interchangeable

Clearly separate or different.

Antonym 2

Indistinct 94% connected

Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a substance.

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Indistinct 94% connected

Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a substance.

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