• Choose a category
• All
• Classic-Fiction

2 : unpleasant to the sense of taste <~ fruit>

Synonyms

[1] bad, disagreeable, nasty, offensive, rotten, sour, uncongenial, unlovely, unpleasant, unwelcome—more at UNPLEASANT

[2] unappetizing, unsavory; also abominable, awful, bad, filthy, foul, horrible, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, offensive, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking, sickening; bland, flat, flavorless, insipid, tasteless

Antonyms

appetizing, delectable, delicious, palatable, savory, tasty

dis·tem·per noun : a bodily disorder usu. of a domestic animal; especially : a contagious often fatal virus disease of dogs

dis·tend verb : EXPAND, SWELL

— dis·ten·si·ble adjective

— dis·ten·sion or dis·ten·tion noun

dis·tich noun : a unit of two lines of poetry

dis·till also dis·til verb dis·tilled; dis·till·ing 1 : to fall or let fall in drops

2 : to obtain or purify by distillation

— dis·till·er noun

— dis·till·ery noun

Synonyms

clarify, clear, filter, purify—more at CLARIFY

dis·til·late noun : a liquid product condensed from vapor during distillation

dis·til·la·tion noun : the process of purifying a liquid by successive evaporation and condensation

dis·tinct adjective 1 : distinguishable to the eye or mind as discrete : SEPARATE

2 : presenting a clear unmistakable impression

— dis·tinct·ly adverb

Synonyms

apparent, broad, clear, clear-cut, evident, lucid, manifest, obvious, palpable, patent, perspicuous, plain, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable—more at CLEAR

dis·tinc·tion noun 1 : the distinguishing of a difference; also : the difference distinguished

2 : something that distinguishes

3 : special honor or recognition

4 : the quality or state of being distinguished or worthy

Synonyms

[1] contrast, difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparity, diversity, unlikeness—more at DIFFERENCE

[1] demarcation, discrimination, separation—more at SEPARATION

[3] acclaim, accolade, award, credit, glory, homage, honor, laurels—more at GLORY

[4] excellence, merit, value, virtue—more at EXCELLENCE

dis·tinc·tive adjective 1 a : serving to distinguish

b : set apart from others

2 : having or giving style or distinction

— dis·tinc·tive·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1a, 2] characteristic, classic, distinct, individual, peculiar, proper, symptomatic, typical—more at CHARACTERISTIC

[1b] different, disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinguishable, diverse, other, unalike, unlike—more at DIFFERENT

dis·tinc·tive·ness noun : the quality or state of being distinctive

dis·tinct·ness noun : the quality or state of being distinct

dis·tin·guish verb [ORIGIN: alter. of ME distinguen, fr. AF distinguer, fr. L distinguere, lit., to separate by pricking]

1 : to recognize by some mark or characteristic

2 : to hear or see clearly : DISCERN

3 : to make distinctions <~ between right and wrong>

4 : to give prominence or distinction to; also : to take special notice of

Synonyms

[1] behold, descry, discern, espy, eye, look, note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, see, sight, spy, view, witness—more at SEE

[2, 3] differentiate, discern, discriminate, separate; also comprehend, grasp, know, understand; divide, part, sever; demarcate, mark (off), set off

Antonyms

confuse, mistake, mix (up)

dis·tin·guish·able adjective : capable of being distinguished

Synonyms

appreciable, detectable, discernible, palpable, perceptible, sensible—more at PERCEPTIBLE

dis·tin·guished adjective 1 : marked by eminence or excellence

2 : befitting an eminent person

Synonyms

eminent, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, preeminent, prestigious, signal, star, superior—more at EMINENT

dis·tort verb 1 : to twist out of the true meaning

2 : to twist out of a natural, normal, or original shape or condition

3 : to cause to be perceived unnaturally

Synonyms

[1] color, falsify, garble, misinterpret, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp—more