Synonyms for distinctive
dɪˈstɪŋk tɪvdis·tinc·tive

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1. distinctive, typicaladjective

   of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing

   "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!"

   Synonyms:
   classifiable, typical

   Antonyms:
   unidentifiable, uncharacteristic

2. classifiable, distinctiveadjective

   capable of being classified

   Synonyms:
   classifiable, typical

   Antonyms:
   uncharacteristic, unidentifiable

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1. distinctiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   distinguishing, discriminative, characterizing

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1. distinctiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   discriminative, distinguishing, characteristic

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1. List of paraphrases for "distinctive":

   distinguishing, distinct, distinguished, separate, unique, characteristic, specific

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1. Northrop Frye:

   In our day the conventional element in literature is elaborately disguised by a law of copyright pretending that every work of art is an invention distinctive enough to be patented.

2. Karen Testa:

   There is no one better suited to this new role than Jeff. His relentless pursuit of fresh, competitive stories driven by words, photos, video, data will compel an even higher level of distinctive journalism from this region.

3. Hyunsoo Shawn Je:

   These experiments are the first to recreate the distinctive features of Parkinson’s disease that we see only in human patients, we have created a new model of the pathology involved, which will allow us to track how the disease develops and how it might be slowed down or stopped.

4. Paola Cerrito:

   Just like tree rings, we can look at' tooth rings' : continuously growing layers of tissue on the dental root surface, these rings are a faithful archive of an individual's physiological experiences and stressors from pregnancies and illnesses to incarcerations and menopause that all leave a distinctive permanent mark.

5. Oprah Winfrey:

   I think she presses her audience -- whether or not they agree with her -- to be accountable for what their perspective is, i think she does push her audience in a way that's very distinctive from anyone else who has graced the talk show stage.