| Main Entry: | discrete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | individual |
Synonyms: |
detached, different, disconnected, discontinuous, distinct, diverse, separate, several, unattached, various |
| Notes: | discreet means 'judicious, prudent, showing discernment,' while discrete means 'detached, separate' and 'individually distinct' |
Antonyms: |
attached, combined, joined |
| Main Entry: | analytic/analytical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | examining and determining |
Synonyms: |
cogent, conclusive, detailed, diagnostic, discrete, dissecting, explanatory, expository, inquiring, inquisitive, interpretive, investigative, judicious, logical, organized, penetrating, perceptive, perspicuous, precise, problem-solving, questioning, ratiocinative, rational, reasonable, scientific, searching, solid, sound, studious, subtle, systematic, testing, thorough, valid, well-grounded |
| Main Entry: | detached |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disconnected |
Synonyms: |
alone, apart, discrete, disjoined, divided, emancipated, free, isolate, isolated, loose, loosened, removed, separate, severed, unaccompanied, unconnected |
Antonyms: |
attached, combined, connected, coupled, linked, merged, united |
| Main Entry: | different |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | separate, distinct |
Synonyms: |
another, another story, atypical, bizarre, discrete, diverse, especial, express, extraordinary, individual, novel, original, other, out of the ordinary, particular, peculiar, rare, several, singular, something else, special, specialized, specific, startling, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unique, unusual, various |
Antonyms: |
conventional, correspondent, harmonious, normal, same, standard, unified, united |
| Main Entry: | distinct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different; unconnected |
Synonyms: |
detached, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distinctive, disunited, divergent, diverse, especial, individual, offbeat, particular, peculiar, poles apart, separate, separated, several, single, sole, special, specific, unassociated, unattached, unique, various |
| Notes: | distinct means something stands out - while distinctive implies that an attribute or quality make something recognizable or distinguishable |
Antonyms: |
connected, like, resembling, similar |
| Main Entry: | distinctive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different, unique |
Synonyms: |
characteristic, cool, diacritic, diagnostic, discrete, distinguishing, excellent, extraordinary, far cry, gnarly, idiosyncratic, individual, like night and day, offbeat, original, outstanding, peculiar, perfect, poles apart, proper, separate, single, singular, special, superior, typical, uncommon, unreal, weird, wicked |
Antonyms: |
common, normal, resembling, same, similar, standard |
| Main Entry: | diverse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different; various |
Synonyms: |
assorted, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, contrastive, differing, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, divergent, diversified, diversiform, incommensurable, like night and day, manifold, miscellaneous, mixed bag, multifarious, opposite, separate, several, sundry, unalike, unequal, unlike, varied, varying |
Antonyms: |
alike, conforming, identical, like, parallel, similar, uniform |
| Main Entry: | fragmentary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | broken, incomplete |
Synonyms: |
bitty, disconnected, discrete, disjointed, fractional, incoherent, part, partial, piecemeal, scattered, scrappy, sketchy, unsystematic |
Antonyms: |
all, complete, total, unbroken, whole |
| Main Entry: | individual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distinctive, exclusive |
Synonyms: |
alone, characteristic, definite, diacritic, diagnostic, different, discrete, distinct, especial, express, idiosyncratic, indivisible, lone, odd, only, original, own, particular, peculiar, personal, personalized, proper, reserved, respective, secluded, select, separate, several, single, singular, sole, solitary, special, specific, uncommon, unique, unitary, unusual |
Antonyms: |
common, general, ordinary |
| Main Entry: | separate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disconnected |
Synonyms: |
abstracted, apart, apportioned, asunder, cut apart, cut in two, detached, disassociated, discrete, disembodied, disjointed, distant, distributed, disunited, divergent, divided, divorced, far between, free, in halves, independent, isolated, loose, marked, parted, partitioned, put asunder, removed, scattered, set apart, set asunder, severed, sovereign, sundered, unattached, unconnected |
Antonyms: |
combined, connected, joined, mixed, together, united |