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
contradistinguishing
verb
as in secerning
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- secerning
- differentiating
- discriminating
- differencing
- setting off
- understanding
- discerning
- knowing
- distinguishing
- separating
- comprehending
- demarcating
- grasping
- dividing
- marking (off)
- severing
- parting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- mixing (up)
- confusing
- mistaking
- lumping (together)
- mingling
- confounding
- crystal violet
- crystal-palace blue
- crystal-palace green
- crystaled
- crystaler
- crystalest
- crystaling
- crystalise
- crystalize
- crystalized
- crystalizes
- crystalizing
- crystall-
- crystalled
- crystaller
- crystallest
- crystallic
- crystalliferous
- crystalliform
- crystalligerous
- crystalline
- crystalline cone
- crystalline flake
- crystalline glaze
- crystalline heaven