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as in tell the differenceas in discern, identifyas in make famous

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distinguishes

verb as in tell the difference

Strongest matches

  • analyze
  • categorize
  • characterize
  • determine
  • differentiate
  • discriminate
  • divide
  • figure out
  • identify
  • know
  • qualify
  • recognize
  • separate

Strong matches

  • ascertain
  • classify
  • collate
  • decide
  • demarcate
  • diagnose
  • estimate
  • extricate
  • finger
  • individualize
  • individuate
  • judge
  • label
  • mark
  • name
  • part
  • pinpoint
  • place
  • select
  • sift
  • signalize
  • singularize
  • specify
  • spot
  • tag

Weak matches

  • determinate
  • diagnosticate
  • make out
  • mark off
  • set apart
  • set off
  • single out
  • sort out
  • tell apart
  • tell between
  • tell from

verb as in discern, identify

Strongest matches

  • detect
  • discover
  • discriminate
  • know
  • notice
  • perceive
  • read
  • recognize
  • see

Strong matches

  • beam
  • catch
  • descry
  • dig
  • eye
  • eyeball
  • flash
  • focus
  • mark
  • note
  • observe
  • remark
  • spot
  • spy
  • tell
  • view

Weak matches

  • get a load of
  • get an eyeful
  • make out
  • pick out
  • pick up on
  • take in

verb as in make famous

Strongest match

  • admire

Strong matches

  • acknowledge
  • celebrate
  • dignify
  • honor
  • immortalize
  • praise
  • signalize

Weak match

  • pay tribute to

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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