Vocabulary
Distinct
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type.
Urdu meaning
واضح، صاف، منفرد
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Abdullah Haroon argued that Sindh deserved to be a separate province because of its distinct geography, and the fact that its people had distinct `habits, circumstances and dress`.
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A man of vision
— 2026-04-27
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Teaching higher-level classes does not involve higher-level teaching, even if bureaucracy assumes it does.Teaching early grades requires distinct competencies.
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Teachers` career path
— 2026-04-24
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WITH the ceasefire still holding and further talks a distinct possibility, we can now reflect on the reasons why Iran was attacked and who wanted it to be attacked.
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Religious war?
— 2026-04-17
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FOUR recent pieces on the Iran crisis by eminent commentators writing in the New York Times are worthy of reflection for the distinct perspectivestheybring.
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Grave new world
— 2026-03-18
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When political rhetoric in India suggests revisiting or suspending treaty cooperation in response to security incidents, it conflates two separate domains governed by distinct legal frameworks into one punitive narrative.
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Fluid frontiers
— 2026-03-11
Synonyms
clear, clear-cut, definite, well defined, sharp, marked, decided, unmistakable
Antonyms
indistinct, fuzzy, indefinite,
Curator example
“the patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing”
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