adjective · neutral
distinct
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/dis·TINCT
Band 5-6task2speakingtask1
clearly different or separate; easy to notice
Examples
“There are two distinct patterns in the data.”
“Her voice is distinct from the others in the choir.”
“The results show a distinct improvement after the intervention.”
Band 8 sentence
“The study identifies three distinct phases in the population's response, each requiring a tailored policy approach.”
Collocations
- distinct from
- clearly distinct
Word family
distinctly adverbdistinction noun
Common mistakes
They are distinctly different→They are distinct / They are distinctly different (both possible)
distinctive (when meaning 'separate')→distinct
Say it for a higher band
5different→6separate→7+distinct
Synonyms
separate
clear
Easily confused
separate
“They live in separate houses on the same street.”
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