Synonyms and Antonyms of distinction
1
exceptionally high quality
- a shop selling native handicrafts of distinction
choiceness, excellence, excellency, first-rateness, greatness, perfection, preeminence, primeness, superbness, superiority, supremacy
2
a quality that gives something special worth
- has the distinction of being the oldest house in the city
3
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
- I did all of the work, and the other guy got all the distinction
acclaim, accolade, applause, bay(s), credit, glory, homage, honor, kudos, laud, laurels, props [slang], réclame, sun
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
dominance, eminence, noteworthiness, paramountcy, preeminence, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, prestigiousness, primacy, superiority, supremacy, transcendence
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
5
something given in recognition of achievement
- won a number of distinctions in her long career as an actress
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
contrast, difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distance, distinctiveness, distinctness, diverseness, diversity, otherness, unlikeness
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
identicalness, identity
accordance, agreement, conformity, congruity, correspondence, parallelism, similitude
equality, equivalence, equivalency
homogeneity, homogeneousness, uniformity
7
the state of being kept distinct
- the distinction between liberty and license is often violated in today's freewheeling society
