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indistinguishing

indistinguishing adjective: making no difference; indiscriminate, impartial, not making a distinction.

Adjective

indistinguishing (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Making no difference; indiscriminate, impartial, not making a distinction
    • indistinguishing liberalities
    • It is from an attentive observation of his conduct, not from the exaggerated praise of the native or the indistinguishing censure of the foreign historians, that a true idea of his genius and abilities is to be collected.1868, Specimen of printing types, borders, ornaments,&c. including old style founts. Octavo edition, page 40

Synonyms of indistinguishing

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Origin of indistinguishing

From in- + distinguishing.

Questions about indistinguishing

What does indistinguishing mean?
Indistinguishing means making no difference; indiscriminate, impartial, not making a distinction.
What part of speech is indistinguishing?
Indistinguishing is an adjective.

Words near indistinguishing in the dictionary

  1. indistinguishable
  2. indistinguishableness
  3. indistinguishables
  4. indistinguishably
  5. indistinguished
  6. indistinguishing
  7. indistortable
  8. indistributable
  9. indisturbable
  10. indisturbance
  11. indite

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