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Textual thesaurus for "distinct"

(adj) trenchant, clear-cut

clearly or sharply defined to the mind

clear-cut evidence of tampering; Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest; trenchant distinctions between right and wrong


(adj) decided

recognizable; marked

noticed a distinct improvement; at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage


(adj) distinguishable

(often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality

plants of several distinct types; the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses; gold is distinct from iron; a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech; management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees


(adj) discrete

constituting a separate entity or part

a government with three discrete divisions; on two distinct occasions