contradistinguish
verb
con·tra·dis·tin·guish ˌkän-trə-di-ˈstiŋ-gwish 
contradistinguished; contradistinguishing; contradistinguishes
transitive verb
: to distinguish by contrasting qualities
Word History
First Known Use
1622, in the meaning defined above
contradistinguished
verb
as in secerned
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- secerned
- differentiated
- discriminated
- set off
- differenced
- distinguished
- discerned
- separated
- understood
- knew
- demarcated
- comprehended
- divided
- marked (off)
- grasped
- severed
- parted
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- mixed (up)
- confused
- confounded
- lumped (together)
- mingled
- mistook