dissuasion, n. dehortation.
distance, n. [interval], intervening [space]; [remoteness]; [reserve], aloofness, ceremoniousness, [unfriendliness], [alienation]. Associated words: longimetry, longitude, [latitude], odometer, odograph, perambulator.
distance, v. outstrip, [outdo], [surpass].
distant, a. [remote], [far-off]; uncordial, [reserved], [cold]. Antonyms: See near.
distaste, n. [aversion], [dislike], disrelish. Antonyms: [taste], [liking], relish.
distasteful, a. unpleasant [offensive], [repugnant], unpalatable, [unsavory], [disagreeable].
distill, v. [trickle], [drop], [drip]; [rectify].
distillation, n. trickling; rectification, vaporization.
distinction, n. [discrimination]; eminence, [celebrity], [renown], [fame], [repute], prominence. Antonyms: indistinction, indiscrimination promiscuity, [obscurity].
distinctive, a. discriminative, [distinguishing], [characteristic].