diacritical

adjective

variants also diacritic
Definition of diacriticalnext
as in distinctive

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Recent Examples of diacritical First, there are diacritical marks above the title and the author’s name. — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026 Californians with accents, tildes and other diacritical marks in their names will soon be able to have their vital records accurately reflect their names. — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025 For example, in Texas, a baby's first, middle, and last names are restricted to a maximum of 100 letters total, with special characters, numbers and diacritical marks being prohibited. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025 The keyboard includes Shift keys, a Shift Lock key, a key for modifying characters with accents and other diacritical marks, and buttons to change the font, font size, and font type (bold, outline, italic, and more). — PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025 Attendees learn multisyllabic Hawaiian words and the diacritical marks that are a key feature of the language, says Kaʻaiʻōhelo McAfee-Torco, the property’s cultural leader. — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2024 And diacritical marks aren't permitted in California though there has been legislation introduced recently to change this. — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 29 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diacritical
  1. distinctive
  2. dissimilar
  3. different
  4. disparate
  5. diverse
  6. other
  7. nonidentical
  8. distinct
Adjective
  • That includes colorblock styling, chunky knobs and physical controls, and simple shapes that make each device memorable and distinctive.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The person buried there is believed to have belonged to the Linear Pottery culture — named for the distinctive spiral and wavy patterns decorating its pottery.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of distinctive
Adjective
  • The new version isn’t too dissimilar from the original — both being high-flying rock songs — but Grohl and Smear give the track a distinct Foo Fighters-esque edge.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Interestingly, Gilroy uses the actor in a not-too-dissimilar way to some of those earlier parts.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissimilar
Adjective
  • Disney — also profitable — has made three rounds of layoffs in 2026 across different parts of the business.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In reality, both objects orbit the star in the same direction, just at different, changing speeds.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of different
Adjective
  • In our conspiratorial age, the idea that there are fine, obscure relationships between seemingly disparate things is a thought seductive on the surface but oftentimes shallow underneath.
    — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But Hägglund and a small group of international scientists are pushing to make this happen — and organize what's been a niche and disparate area of research.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of disparate
Adjective
  • Conceivably, there is Naftali Bennett, who served as PM in 2021-22 but could not keep his diverse coalition together.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026
  • His great-grandson is focused on how to build a corporate culture that suits both Japan, “our mother countryâ€� and the source of more than half of the group’s sales, and the diverse expectations of 40,000 employees around the world.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of diverse
Adjective
  • Levine did, however, receive a letter signed by over a dozen former Israeli security, intelligence and other officials, including former Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, former Mossad director Tamir Pardo and former Shin Bet director Ami Ayalon.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Ten other people, ages 5 to 68, were also hit and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Police Capt.
    — Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of other
Adjective
  • The likelihood of giving birth to nonidentical twins three times in a row is very low, said Angela Silber, the doctor who delivered Alarcon’s latest twins via C-section last month after seeing that one of the babies was in a breech position.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 6 May 2022
  • Not only does face blindness often run in families, but the face-recognition ability of identical twins is much more similar than that of nonidentical ones.
    — Sarah Bate, Scientific American, 26 Dec. 2019
Definition of nonidentical
Adjective
  • Coleman said each design has its own distinct character and can be styled individually, either as a subtle everyday detail or a sculptural statement.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Scientists have performed cosmic genealogy on planetary systems in the Milky Way, finding two distinct families that influence the evolution and fate of these systems.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of distinct

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