Synonyms and Antonyms of distinguish
1
to understand or point out the difference in
- even at such a young age, he could distinguish the calls of various birds
2
to be an important feature of
- a collection of recipes distinguished by their ease and simplicity
3
to find out or establish the identity of
- learned at an early age to distinguish the sound of a piano in an orchestra
diagnose
determine, find
locate, pick out, place, recognize, spot
check, examine, inspect, investigate, notice, observe, scrutinize
betray, disclose, discover, reveal
4
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
- could barely distinguish the garden gate through the mist
behold, catch, descry, discern, espy, eye, look (at), note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, see, sight, spot, spy, view, witness
identify, make out, pick out, pick up
attend (to), consider, heed, mark, mind
study, watch
examine, inspect, scan, scrutinize, survey
glance (at), glimpse, peer (at)
5
to arrange or assign according to type
- on the exam we were asked to distinguish the specimens by acidity
assort, break down, categorize, class, classify, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type
array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize
alphabetize, catalog (or catalogue), file, index, list, refer
pigeonhole, shelve
identify, recognize
cull, screen, set, sieve, sift,
