tell the difference

phrase

: to see how two or more people or things are unlike each other

It's hard to tell the difference between one action movie and another.

The new version is supposed to be much better than the old one, but I can't tell the difference (between them).

Examples of tell the difference in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Without it, a genuine story becomes a stunt, and everyone can tell the difference. — Lynn Godfrey, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for tell the difference

• indifference