Related Words for tell apart

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differentiate
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Verb, Noun
discern
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Noun, Verb
distinguish
x/x
Verb, Verb
make out
//
Phrase, Verb
pick out
//
Phrase, Verb
recognize
/xx
Verb, Verb
separate
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
tell
/
Noun, Verb, Noun
tell the difference
/x/xx
Phrase, Verb
set apart
/x/
Phrase, Verb
discriminate
x/xx
Verb
mark
/
Noun
perceive
x/
Verb
know
/
Verb
delimit
x/x
Verb
put two and two together
////x/x
Phrase, Verb
set off
//
Phrase, Verb
stand out
//
Phrase, Verb
spot
/
Noun
decipher
x/x
Verb
individualize
xx/xxx
Verb
demarcate
xx/
Verb
define
x/
Verb
find out
//
Phrase, Verb
mark out
//
Phrase, Verb
determine
x/x
Verb
skill
/
Noun
contrast
/x
Noun
make sense
//
Phrase, Verb
identify
x/xx
Verb
point out
//
Phrase, Verb
classify
/xx
Verb
find
/
Verb
designate
/xx
Verb
figure out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
stratify
/xx
Verb
delineate
x/xx
Verb
meet
/
Verb
hear
/
Verb
come across
/x/
Phrase, Verb
pick up on
///
Phrase, Verb
sense
/
Noun
characterize
/xxx
Verb
distribute
x/x
Verb
apprehend
xx/
Verb
pick up
//
Phrase, Verb
specialize
/xx
Verb
discover
x/x
Verb
make something of
//x/
Phrase, Verb
shine
/
Noun
speak
/
Verb
stand to reason
///x
Phrase, Verb
single out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
come up with
///
Phrase, Verb
sort out
//
Phrase, Verb
divide
x/
Noun
interpret
x/x
Verb
make a difference
/x/xx
Phrase, Verb
pay attention
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
see through
//
Phrase, Verb
describe
x/
Verb
compare
x/
Verb
bring to light
///
Phrase, Verb
see about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
give someone to understand
//x//x/
Phrase, Verb
read like a book
//x/
Phrase, Verb
balance out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take
/
Verb
feel like
//
Phrase, Verb
set eyes on
///
Phrase, Verb
tell of
//
Phrase, Verb
make
/
Verb
sort
/
Noun
look like
//
Phrase, Verb
penetrate
/xx
Verb
take to
//
Phrase, Verb
behold
x/
Verb
measure
/x
Noun
make of
//
Phrase, Verb
indicate
/xx
Verb
understand
xx/
Verb
explain
x/
Verb
luster
/x
Noun
narrow down
/xx
Phrase, Verb
appear
x/
Verb
illuminate
x/xx
Verb
connect the dots
x/x/
Phrase, Verb
denote
x/
Verb
resolve
x/
Noun
toot
/
Noun
analyse
xx/
Verb
straighten out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
get at
//
Phrase, Verb
realize
/xx
Verb
appreciate
x/xx
Verb
comprehend
xx/
Verb
come to light
///
Phrase, Verb
speak to
/x
Phrase, Verb
conceive
x/
Verb
pin down
//
Phrase, Verb
color
/x
Noun
learn
/
Verb
measure up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
relate
x/
Verb
pinpoint
/x
Noun
take into account
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
sharpen
/x
Verb
read
/
Verb
vary
/x
Verb
confront
x/
Verb
read out
//
Phrase, Verb
think for oneself
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
look around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
liken
/x
Verb
partition
x/x
Noun
come to terms with
////
Phrase, Verb
articulate
x/xx
Adjective
race
/
Noun
work out
//
Phrase, Verb
shine through
//
Phrase, Verb
digest
x/
Noun
catch on
//
Phrase, Verb
resent
x/
Verb
look to
//
Phrase, Verb
enlighten
x/x
Verb
find oneself
/x/
Phrase, Verb
add up
//
Phrase, Verb
sound
/
Noun
take into consideration
/x/xxx/x
Phrase, Verb
intuit
x/x
Noun
sort through
//
Phrase, Verb
collate
x/
Verb
feel
/
Verb
sight
/
Noun
take part
//
Phrase, Verb
depict
x/
Verb
categorize
/xxx
Verb
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
add
/
Verb, Noun
addition
x/x
Noun
additionally
x/xxx
Adverb
admit
x/
Verb
advertise
/xx
Verb
advise
x/
Verb, Noun
affirm
x/
Verb
affords
x/
Verb
again
x/
Adverb
air
/
Noun, Verb
alert
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
along
x/
Adverb
also
/x
Adverb
announce
x/
Verb
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
append
x/
Noun, Verb
apprise
x/
Verb
argue
/x
Verb, Noun
ascertain
xx/
Verb
aside
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
ask
/
Verb, Noun
assert
x/
Verb, Noun
assure
x/
Verb
asunder
x/x
Adverb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
bare
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
believe
x/
Verb
beside
x/
Adverb
bespeak
x/
Verb, Noun
beyond
x/
Adverb, Noun
bid
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
bis
/
Noun, Adverb
cache
/
Noun, Verb
call
/
Verb, Noun
claim
/
Noun, Verb
clarify
/xx
Verb
classic
/x
Adjective, Noun
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
collection
x/x
Noun
command
x/
Noun, Verb
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
communicate
x/xx
Verb
compel
x/
Verb
complain
x/
Verb
comprise
x/
Verb
confess
x/
Verb
confirm
x/
Verb, Adverb
convey
x/
Verb
count
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
dagger
/x
Noun, Verb
decide
x/
Verb
declare
x/
Verb
deduct
x/
Verb
demonstrate
/xx
Verb
deport
x/
Verb
dictate
x/
Verb, Noun
did
/
Noun
difference
/xx
Noun, Verb
digress
x/
Verb
dire
/
Adjective, Noun
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
dis
/
Noun, Verb
disclose
x/
Verb, Noun
disconnected
xx/x
Adjective
discuss
x/
Verb
dissociate
x/xx
Verb
distance
/x
Noun, Verb
dit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
divergent
x/x
Adjective
divorced
x/
Adjective
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
educate
/xx
Verb
emphasise
/xx
Verb
enjoin
x/
Verb
entertaining
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
entrust
x/
Verb
enumerate
x/xx
Verb
enunciate
x/xx
Verb
evidence
/xx
Noun, Verb
except
x/
Verb
excluding
x/x
Verb
expel
x/
Verb
explode
x/
Verb
expose
x/
Verb
express
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
fact
/
Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
foretell
x/
Verb
forgotten
x/x
Adjective, Noun
freewheeling
/xx
Adjective
furthermore
/xx
Adverb
gab
/
Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
get out
//
Phrase, Verb
give
/
Verb, Noun
gossipy
/xx
Adjective
grapevine
/x
Noun, Verb
guess
/
Verb, Noun
harbinger
/xx
Noun, Verb
have
/
Verb, Noun
herald
/x
Name, Verb
hey
/
Name
hide
/
Verb, Noun
impart
x/
Verb
imply
x/
Verb
independently
xx/xx
Adverb
individually
xx/xxx
Adverb
inform
x/
Verb, Adjective
instruct
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
instruction
x/x
Noun
interject
xx/
Verb
interval
/xx
Noun
introduce
xx/
Verb
irrespective
xx/x
Adjective
isolated
/xxx
Adjective
iterate
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
judge
/
Noun, Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
kiss
/
Noun, Verb
knowledge
/x
Noun, Verb
label
/x
Noun, Verb
lay out
//
Phrase, Verb
leave
/
Verb, Noun
let
/
Verb, Noun
lie
/
Verb, Noun
like
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
listen
/x
Verb, Noun
lonely
/x
Adjective
look
/
Verb, Noun
margin
/x
Noun, Verb
meant
/
Verb
meanwhile
/x
Adverb, Noun
mention
/x
Verb, Noun
moreover
x/x
Adverb
mouth
/
Noun, Verb
narrate
/x
Verb
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
nevertheless
xxx/
Adverb
none
/
Noun, Adverb
note
/
Noun, Verb
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
notify
/xx
Verb
notwithstanding
xx/x
Adverb
obscure
x/
Adjective, Verb
observe
x/
Verb, Noun
oddball
/x
Adjective, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
old
/
Adjective, Noun
only
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
otherwise
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outline
/x
Noun, Verb
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
play down
//
Phrase, Verb
playing
/x
Noun
plus
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb