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distinctive

Divide distinctive into syllables:

dis · tinc · tive

How to pronounce distinctive:

Synonyms for distinctive:

varieddistinguishableunlikedissimilardistinctidiosyncraticspecificdifferentotherdistant
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Antonyms for distinctive:

characterlessubiquitousresemblinguninterestingprosaicunsurprisingforgettableuninspiringunoriginalbad
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