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Definition of contradistinct word
- noun contradistinct Distinguished by opposite qualities. 1
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Parts of speech for Contradistinct
noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
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determiner
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contradistinct popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for contradistinct
adjective contradistinct
- dissimilar — not similar; unlike; different.
- unlike — different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
- contrasting — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- disparate — distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
- distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
Antonyms for contradistinct
adjective contradistinct
- alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
- common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
- normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
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