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contradistinctive

con·tra·dis·tinc·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-truh-di-stingk-shuh n]
    • /ˌkɒn trə dɪˈstɪŋk ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-truh-di-stingk-shuh n]
    • /ˌkɒn trə dɪˈstɪŋk ʃən/

Definitions of contradistinctive word

  • noun contradistinctive distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans. 1
  • noun contradistinctive Having the quality of contradistinction; distinguishing by contrast. 1
  • adjective contradistinctive Having the quality of contradistinction. 0
See all 3 definitions of contradistinctive

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Origin of contradistinctive

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; contra-1 + distinction

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Parts of speech for Contradistinctive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Contradistinctive

contradistinctive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for contradistinctive

adj contradistinctive

  • 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.
  • distinct — distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from): His private and public lives are distinct.
  • distinctive — serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
  • peculiar — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.

adjective contradistinctive

  • dissimilar — not similar; unlike; different.
  • unlike — different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
  • changed — Simple past tense and past participle of change.
  • colourful — Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours.
  • contradistinct — Distinguished by opposite qualities.
All 42 Synonyms of contradistinctive

Antonyms for contradistinctive

adj contradistinctive

  • alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
  • like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
  • similar — having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
  • resembling — to be like or similar to.
  • standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
All 17 Antonyms of contradistinctive

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