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distinction
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of DISTINCTION
1
exceptionally high quality <a shop selling native handicrafts of distinction>
Synonyms choiceness, distinction, excellency, first-rateness, greatness, perfection, preeminence, primeness, superbness, superiority, supremacy
Related Words faultlessness, flawlessness, impeccability, perfectness; goodness, value, worth; consequence, importance, notability
Near Antonyms averageness, badness, crumminess, inferiority, mediocrity, ordinariness, worthlessness
2
a quality that gives something special worth <has the distinction of being the oldest house in the city>
3
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement <I did all of the work, and the other guy got all the distinction>
Synonyms acclaim, accolade, applause, bay(s), credit, distinction, homage, honor, kudos, laud, laurels, props [slang], réclame, sun
Related Words celebrity, fame, renown, repute; compliment, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, toast, tribute; acclamation, ovation, plaudit, praise, rave, rhapsody; citation, commendation, kudo, note, recommendation; elevation, enshrinement, enthronement, exaltation, glorification
4
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance <a number of physicians of national distinction serve on the staff of the teaching hospital>
Synonyms distinction, dominance, noteworthiness, paramountcy, preeminence, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, prestigiousness, primacy, superiority, supremacy, transcendence
Related Words celebrity, fame, famousness, glory, honor, kudos, renown, reputation, repute; megastardom, stardom, superstardom; greatness, illustriousness, nobleness, notableness; ascendance (also ascendence), ascendancy (also ascendency), authority, domination, dominion; influence, power, prestige, weight; infamy, notoriety
5
something given in recognition of achievement <won a number of distinctions in her long career as an actress>
6
the quality or state of being different <the distinction between the two photographic prints escapes me>
Synonyms contrast, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distance, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, diverseness, diversity, otherness, unlikeness
Related Words deviance, divergence; differentiability, discriminability, distinguishability; change, modification, variation; conflict, discord, discordance, dissension (also dissention), dissent, dissidence, disunity, friction, strife; variability, variance; anomalousness, dichotomy, incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, nonconformity; disproportion, imbalance, inequality, nonequivalence
Near Antonyms identicalness, identity; accordance, agreement, conformity, congruity, correspondence, parallelism, similitude; equality, equivalence, equivalency; homogeneity, homogeneousness, uniformity
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the state of being kept distinct <the distinction between liberty and license is often violated in today's freewheeling society>
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