Collocations for "distinct"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "distinct" in context.
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distinct
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- are distinct from [each other, the others]
- are [very, completely] distinct
- distinct and [unique, different, clear]
- distinct in [character, color, style, shape]
- has a distinct [character]
- has a distinct [feel, smell, touch]
- has a distinct advantage (over)
- has the distinct honor of
- [has, bears] a distinct likeness to
- gave me [a, the] distinct impression (that)
- I [got, have] the distinct impression that
- yes, that is a distinct possibility!
- is a very distinct taste
- [seven] distinct types (of)
- distinct [phases, parts, categories]
- the two [books, versions] are clearly distinct
'distinct' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accountability
- brand
- chime
- cleavage
- coaching
- disadvantage
- entity
- hiss
- lack
- possibility
- separate
- significantly
- subset