distinct
Usage
What are other ways to say distinct?
The adjective distinct implies a uniqueness that is clear and unmistakable: plans similar in objective but distinct in method. Diverse, in describing ideas or opinions, suggests degrees of difference that may be at odds or challenging to reconcile: diverse views on how the area should be zoned. Various stresses the multiplicity of sorts or instances of a thing or a class of things: various sorts of seaweed; busy with various duties. Different emphasizes separateness and dissimilarity: two different (or differing) versions of the same story.
Example Sentences
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You didn’t just choose a generic bicycle in the late 1880s, you went for a distinct brand, like the Psycho bicycle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
You want pieces with edges, whites and yolks distinct, something that reads as intentional when spooned onto bread.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
That growth is being driven by concurrent demand shocks across three distinct markets: military, homeland security, and commercial infrastructure.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Bhosle carved her own path in the world of music, distinct from her sister Lata Mangeshkar, who died in 2022.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
She took in wafts of homemade salves, healing herbs, the distinct smell of bandaging linen and ointments.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing distinct
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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