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distinction

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of distinction

1 exceptionally high quality

  • a shop selling native handicrafts of distinction
Synonyms of distinction

choiceness, excellence, excellency, first-rateness, greatness, perfection, preeminence, primeness, superbness, superiority, supremacy
Words Related to distinction

faultlessness, flawlessness, impeccability, perfectness

goodness, value, worth

consequence, importance, notability
Near Antonyms of distinction

averageness, badness, crumminess, inferiority, mediocrity, ordinariness, worthlessness

2 a quality that gives something special worth

  • has the distinction of being the oldest house in the city
Synonyms of distinction

cardinal virtue, excellence, excellency, grace, merit, value, virtue
Words Related to distinction

advantage, edge, plus, superiority
Near Antonyms of distinction

blemish, defect, failing, fault, flaw

drawback, minus, negative
Antonyms of distinction

deficiency, demerit, disvalue

3 public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement

  • I did all of the work, and the other guy got all the distinction
Synonyms of distinction

acclaim, accolade, applause, bay(s), credit, glory, homage, honor, kudos, laud, laurels, props [slang], réclame, sun
Words Related to distinction

celebrity, fame, renown, repute

compliment, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, toast, tribute

acclamation, ovation, plaudit, praise, rave, rhapsody

citation, commendation, kudo, note, recommendation

elevation, enshrinement, enthronement, exaltation, glorification

4 the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance

  • a number of physicians of national distinction serve on the staff of the teaching hospital
Synonyms of distinction

dominance, eminence, noteworthiness, paramountcy, preeminence, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, prestigiousness, primacy, superiority, supremacy, transcendence
Words Related to distinction

celebrity, fame, famousness, glory, honor, kudos, renown, reputation, repute

megastardom, stardom, superstardom

greatness, illustriousness, nobleness, notableness

ascendance (also ascendence), ascendancy (also ascendency), authority, domination, dominion

influence, power, prestige, weight

infamy, notoriety
Near Antonyms of distinction

insignificance

inferiority, mediocrity

obscureness, obscurity

5 something given in recognition of achievement

  • won a number of distinctions in her long career as an actress
Synonyms of distinction

accolade, award, blue ribbon, decoration, honor, kudo, plume, premium, prize
Words Related to distinction

badge, crown, cup, laurel, medal, order, plaque, plate, ribbon, trophy

applause, bravo, encomium, eulogy, hallelujah, homage, paean, panegyric, plaudit, tribute

citation, commendation, compliment, honorable mention

6 the quality or state of being different

  • the distinction between the two photographic prints escapes me
Synonyms of distinction

contrast, difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distance, distinctiveness, distinctness, diverseness, diversity, otherness, unlikeness
Words Related to distinction

deviance, divergence

differentiability, discriminability, distinguishability

change, modification, variation

conflict, discord, discordance, dissension (also dissention), dissent, dissidence, disunity, friction, strife

variability, variance

anomalousness, dichotomy, incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, nonconformity

disproportion, imbalance, inequality, nonequivalence
Near Antonyms of distinction

identicalness, identity

accordance, agreement, conformity, congruity, correspondence, parallelism, similitude

equality, equivalence, equivalency

homogeneity, homogeneousness, uniformity
Antonyms of distinction

alikeness, analogousness, analogy, community, likeness, resemblance, sameness, similarity

7 the state of being kept distinct

  • the distinction between liberty and license is often violated in todayʼs freewheeling society
Synonyms of distinction

demarcation, discreteness, discrimination, separation
Words Related to distinction

differentiation

isolation, segregation
Near Antonyms of distinction

blurring, confusion

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