tell the difference

Verb

Meaning

tell the difference (third-person singular simple present tells the difference, present participle telling the difference, simple past and past participle told the difference)

To differentiate similar things.
Can you tell the difference between margarine and butter?

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Synonyms

distinguish contradistinguish tell apart

Antonyms

link up conflate misapply dogmatize misgauge misesteem

Close letter words and terms

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