told apart
Recognized as different
To tell things apart is to distinguish between them, recognizing differences that separate one from another: The twins were so identical that even their parents couldn't tell them apart.
Told apart is the past tense and passive form: The forgeries were so skilled they couldn't be told apart from the originals.
- distinguishRecognize as distinct
- tell the differencePerceive distinctions between things
- discriminateTreat unequally based on category
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- differenceWay things contrast
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