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. Sam Wasser:

   Wildlife populations are separated over space and time and these separated populations accumulate mutations that make them more distinctive from one another, and highly traceable.

2. James May:

   We need distinctive and different voices but they cannot come at any price. Common to all at the BBC have to be standards of decency and respect.

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. Markus Binkert:

   When we create lounges we always try to think,' What will be the one distinctive factor ? ,' in this lounge it will be the terrace... this beautiful scenery of the Swiss Alps. It's going to be a destination of its own.

5. James Logan:

   Our previous work has shown that malaria has a distinctive odor, and with Medical Detection Dogs, we successfully trained Medical Detection Dogs to accurately detect malaria, this, combined with the knowledge that respiratory disease can change body odor, makes us hopeful that Medical Detection Dogs can also detect COVID-19.