English

Detailed Synonyms for distinguishable in English

distinguishable:

distinguishable adj

  1. distinguishable
    – capable of being perceived as different or distinct 1
    distinguishable
    – capable of being perceived as different or distinct 1
    • distinguishable adj
      • only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom1
      • a project distinguishable into four stages of progress1
      • distinguishable differences between the twins1
  2. distinguishable
    – (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality 1
    distinct; distinguishable
    – (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality 1
    • distinct adj
      • plants of several distinct types1
      • the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses1
      • gold is distinct from iron1
      • a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech1
      • management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees1

Alternate Synonyms for "distinguishable":


Antonyms for "distinguishable":


Related Definitions for "distinguishable":

  1. capable of being perceived as different or distinct1
    • only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom1
    • a project distinguishable into four stages of progress1
    • distinguishable differences between the twins1
  2. (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality1

distinguish:

to distinguish verb (distinguishes, distinguished, distinguishing)

  1. to distinguish
    to distinguish; to keep apart
    • distinguish verb (distinguishes, distinguished, distinguishing)
    • keep apart verb (keeps apart, kept apart, keeping apart)
  2. to distinguish
    to nuance; to distinguish; to discern; to discriminate; to differentiate
    • nuance verb (nuances, nuanced, nuancing)
    • distinguish verb (distinguishes, distinguished, distinguishing)
    • discern verb (discerns, discerned, discerning)
    • discriminate verb (discriminates, discriminated, discriminating)
    • differentiate verb (differentiates, differentiated, differentiating)
  3. to distinguish
    – mark as different 1
    to distinguish; to separate; to tell; to differentiate; secernate; tell apart; severalise; secern; severalize
    – mark as different 1
  4. to distinguish
    – be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense 1
    to distinguish; to mark; to differentiate
    – be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense 1
    • distinguish verb (distinguishes, distinguished, distinguishing)
      • His modesty distinguishes him from his peers1
    • mark verb (marks, marked, marking)
    • differentiate verb (differentiates, differentiated, differentiating)
  5. to distinguish
    – identify as in botany or biology, for example 1
    to distinguish; to key; to identify; to describe; to discover; to name; key out
    – identify as in botany or biology, for example 1
    • distinguish verb (distinguishes, distinguished, distinguishing)
    • key verb (keys, keyed, keying)
    • identify verb (identifies, indentified, identifying)
    • describe verb (describes, described, describing)
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
    • name verb (names, named, naming)
    • key out verb
  6. to distinguish
    – make conspicuous or noteworthy 1
    to distinguish; signalize; signalise
    – make conspicuous or noteworthy 1
  7. to distinguish
    – detect with the senses 1
    to distinguish; to spot; to discern; to make out; to pick out; to recognize; recognise; tell apart
    – detect with the senses 1
    • distinguish verb (distinguishes, distinguished, distinguishing)
    • spot verb (spots, spotted, spotting)
    • discern verb (discerns, discerned, discerning)
    • make out verb (makes out, made out, making out)
      • I can't make out the faces in this photograph1
    • pick out verb (picks out, picked out, picking out)
    • recognize verb, American (recognizes, recognized, recognizing)
    • recognise verb, British
    • tell apart verb

Conjugations for distinguish:

present
  1. distinguish
  2. distinguish
  3. distinguishes
  4. distinguish
  5. distinguish
  6. distinguish
simple past
  1. distinguished
  2. distinguished
  3. distinguished
  4. distinguished
  5. distinguished
  6. distinguished
present perfect
  1. have distinguished
  2. have distinguished
  3. has distinguished
  4. have distinguished
  5. have distinguished
  6. have distinguished
past continuous
  1. was distinguishing
  2. were distinguishing
  3. was distinguishing
  4. were distinguishing
  5. were distinguishing
  6. were distinguishing
future
  1. shall distinguish
  2. will distinguish
  3. will distinguish
  4. shall distinguish
  5. will distinguish
  6. will distinguish
continuous present
  1. am distinguishing
  2. are distinguishing
  3. is distinguishing
  4. are distinguishing
  5. are distinguishing
  6. are distinguishing
subjunctive
  1. be distinguished
  2. be distinguished
  3. be distinguished
  4. be distinguished
  5. be distinguished
  6. be distinguished
diverse
  1. distinguish!
  2. let's distinguish!
  3. distinguished
  4. distinguishing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "distinguish":


Alternate Synonyms for "distinguish":


Related Definitions for "distinguish":

  1. mark as different1
    • We distinguish several kinds of maple1
  2. be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense1
    • His modesty distinguishes him from his peers1
  3. identify as in botany or biology, for example1
  4. make conspicuous or noteworthy1
  5. detect with the senses1