distinctive

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Synonyms: distinction, disjunctive, instinctive, indistinctive, distincture, distractive, undistinctive, distinctio

Antonyms: distinction, disjunctive, instinctive, indistinctive, distincture, distractive, undistinctive, distinctio

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. [[distinguishing|Distinguishing]], [[used]] to or [[enabling]] the [[distinguishing]] of [[some]] [[thing]].
2. {{lb|en|rare}} [[discriminating|Discriminating]], [[discerning]], [[having]] the [[ability]] to [[distinguish]] between [[thing]]s.
3. [[characteristic|Characteristic]], [[typical]].
4. {{lb|en|rare}} [[distinguished|Distinguished]], [[being]] [[distinct]] in [[character]] or [[position]].
5. {{lb|en|Hebrew|_|grammar|of accents}} [[used|Used]] to [[separate]] [[clause]]s [[in place of]] [[stop]]s.
6. {{lb|en|linguistics|of sounds}} [[distinguishing|Distinguishing]] a [[particular]] [[sense]] of [[word]].

Noun

1. A [[#Adjective|distinctive]] [[thing]]: a [[quality]] or [[property]] [[permitting]] [[distinguishing]]; a [[characteristic]].
2. {{lb|en|Hebrew|_|grammar}} A [[#Adjective|distinctive]] [[accent]].
3. {{lb|en|theology}} A [[#Adjective|distinctive]] [[belief]], [[tenet]], or [[dogma]] of a [[denomination]] or [[sect]].

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