tell apart

Verb

Meaning

mark as different

detect with the senses

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

separate recognize spot distinguish differentiate discern recognise severalize secern make out pick out secernate severalise know contrast
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Antonyms

mistake confuse confound misinterpret misrepresent federate
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Hypernyms

place identify

Hyponyms

separate know contrast sex label resolve

Examples

People and squirrels are very different. Most people will not argue that. But I find that there is one situation in which they're very similar. And that is: when I am driving towards them in my car. Then they're kind of hard to tell apart - especially if the human is kind of hairy. Demetri Martin

We distinguish several kinds of maple Source: Internet

The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards Source: Internet

I can't make out the faces in this photograph Source: Internet

Cycle paths can be found alongside the majority of sidewalks and streets, although the newer and/or renovated ones are much easier to tell apart from pavements than older ones. Source: Internet

And, although I don't speak a word of Chinese I can sort of tell apart Cantonese vs. Mandarin and different dialects/pronounciations (well, just aa bit), and I did get the impression that the store is owned by people from Taiwan. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tell all the facts about tell all to tell an untruth tell between Tell City Tell el-Amarna