Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of differentiate
comparative more differentiated · superlative most differentiated
- biologyThat has taken on a specialized form and function.
- figurativelyMaking fine distinctions.
“I am aware that this type of comparison, especially in Germany, is quickly seen as relativising the Holocaust. That’s why it’s so important to me that such a differentiated and intelligent thinker like Arendt didn’t shy away from this comparison,” Gessen told the newspaper.
2023 December 14, Kate Connolly, quoting Masha Gessen, “Award ceremony suspended after writer compares Gaza to Nazi-era Jewish ghettos”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivemade different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different
adjectiveexhibiting biological specialization; adapted during development to a specific function or environment
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Italian differenziato
- differenziatothat has taken on a specialized form and function
Cite this entry
differentiated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differentiated
“differentiated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differentiated. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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