CONTRADISTINGUISHED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

contradistinguished

verb

past tense of contradistinguish

as in differentiated

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradistinguished

Verb

Novo, however, maintains CagriSema is effective and differentiated enough from its other drugs to draw significant demand.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
The devices successfully differentiated all 16 possible combinations.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of differentiated

Verb

Claiming that they are being harshly discriminated against due to their religion and conservative beliefs, the couple asks help from Mia, an attorney, to represent their case in the Norwegian court.

— Tomris Laffly, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
The complaint alleged that Skyline discriminated against men by listing scholarships on its website that are exclusively for women and for promoting a program for women.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of discriminated

Verb

Authorities said in July that income and gains from overseas trusts owned by Chinese tax residents would be taxed at 20%, setting off a scramble for cash and alternative structures.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
As Prue and Curtis struggle to unravel the twisty lore of the obstacle-laden forest in their search for Mac, their outsider presence inadvertently sets off a long-festering showdown for control of the forest between its warring factions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of set off

Verb

When the track properly kicks in, all of the elements of the busy mix from the low-mids and up are well balanced, with the drums, guitar strums, and vocals all easily discerned.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
The officers shared the shocking recording Wednesday in hopes of identifying the driver, whose license plate cannot be discerned in the clip.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of discerned

Verb

This threshold describes the minimum separation at which two contact points can be distinguished.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
The 10th Circuit, however, carefully distinguished Colorado’s program from the ones in those landmark rulings.

— Preston Green III, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of distinguished

Verb

Beckman portrayed the first lady's work on the ceasefire as an extension of her efforts to help reunite Russian and Ukrainian children with their families after they were separated by Russia's war against Ukraine.

— BEN FINLEY, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Her parents had recently separated, and her mother, Alta Apantenco, was working as a waitress to support herself and her young daughter.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of separated

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

contradistinguish

contradistinguished

contradistinguishes

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Contradistinguished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradistinguished. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of contradistinguished

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

milieu

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Can' vs. 'May'

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Why do we 'bury the lede?'

'Za' and 9 Other Words to Help You Win at SCRABBLE

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes