CONTRADISTINGUISHING Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

contradistinguishing

verb

present participle of contradistinguish

as in discriminating

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And, how good are plants at discriminating against multiple different strains simultaneously?

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
The data from the brain reading classifier the team used for discriminating among meditation, rest, the movie, and the music tracked with the size of that shift.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of discriminating

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As outlined above, the biggest challenge in assembling the list was differentiating between importance and form.

— Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
As frontier models catch up with one another within weeks, data is becoming the differentiating factor in AI.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of differentiating

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In other words, knowing how ads prompt purchase decisions is even more of a brass ring than ever.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Feels like groundhog day to be back here knowing what the problem is and also knowing that the front office probably can't do anything about it.

— James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of knowing

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Echo chambers, firehoses of information, discerning what’s real and what’s AI-generated, all accumulate to chip away at trust.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The category allows De Beers London to demonstrate its technical prowess while cultivating relationships with its most discerning clients.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of discerning

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This theory, also known as active inference or the free energy principle, has become one of the most important frameworks in neuroscience for understanding how the brain works as a whole.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Once reunited with his old friends in the endless fields, play becomes his way of discovering and understanding life.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of understanding

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