differentiate
verbTo recognize or show the features that make things distinct.
Recognize or show differences
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Clear all filtersTo recognize or show the features that make things distinct.
Recognize or show differences
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Showing little interest, concern, or preference.
To become accustomed to a different environment or set of conditions.
Showing little interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Lacking interest or concern
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The division of investments among different types of assets, such as stocks, bonds, and cash.
Different from the usual pattern or type.
Unlike the usual type
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Showing an unfeeling disregard for other people's difficulties.
Treating someone or something as unworthy of serious consideration.
Different in kind or difficult to compare directly.
Different in important qualities or characteristics.
Clearly separate or different; also readily noticed or understood.
Separate or different
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A difference that sets things apart, or an achievement that makes someone stand out.
Difference that separates
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Having a quality that makes someone or something recognizable and different from others.
Readily recognizable
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To move apart or develop in different directions.
Containing different kinds, qualities, or perspectives.
The process of introducing variety rather than relying on a single kind.
Unconventional or noticeably different from ordinary behavior or style.
Noticeably unconventional
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Unclear, open to different interpretations, or not conclusive.
Open to several readings
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Consisting of similar elements or having a relatively uniform composition.
So similar that a meaningful difference cannot be recognized.
Involving choices, comparisons, or effects across different times.
Across different times
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An unwillingness to accept beliefs, behavior, or people different from one's own.
Refusal to accept differences
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Unwilling to accept views, behavior, or people regarded as different or objectionable.
Unwilling to accept differences
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Expressing a meaning different from the literal words, or involving a striking contrast with expectation.
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