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distinctive

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Main Entry: distinctive
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: different, unique

Synonyms:

characteristic, cool, diacritic, diagnostic, discrete, distinguishing, excellent, extraordinary, far cry, gnarly, idiosyncratic, individual, like night and day, offbeat, original, outstanding, peculiar, perfect, poles apart, proper, separate, single, singular, special, superior, typical, uncommon, unreal, weird, wicked
Notes: distinct means something stands out - while distinctive implies that an attribute or quality make something recognizable or distinguishable

Antonyms:

common, normal, resembling, same, similar, standard
Main Entry: characteristic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: typical; distinguishing

Synonyms:

appropriate, diagnostic, differentiating, discriminating, discriminative, distinctive, distinguishing, emblematic, especial, essential, exclusive, fixed, idiosyncratic, inborn, inbred, indicative, individual, individualistic, individualizing, ingrained, inherent, innate, local, marked, native, normal, original, particular, peculiar, personal, private, proper, regular, representative, singular, special, specific, symbolic, symptomatic, unique

Antonyms:

abnormal, uncharacteristic, untypical
Main Entry: colorful
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: full of life, interesting

Synonyms:

brave, characterful, distinctive, flaky*, gay, glamorous, graphic, jazzy, lively, picturesque, rich, stimulating, unusual, vivid

Antonyms:

boring, dull, lifeless, plain, uninteresting
Main Entry: delicious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: pleasing, especially to the taste

Synonyms:

adorable, ambrosial, appetizing, choice, dainty, darling, delectable, delightful, delish, distinctive, divine, enjoyable, enticing, exquisite, fit for king, good, gratifying, heavenly, luscious, lush, mellow, mouthwatering, nectarous, nice, palatable, piquant, pleasant, rare, rich, sapid, savory, scrumptious, spicy, sweet, tasteful, tasty, tempting, titillating, toothsome, well-prepared, well-seasoned, yummy*

Antonyms:

disagreeable, distasteful, horrible, unpleasant, unsavory
Main Entry: different
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: dissimilar, unlike

Synonyms:

a far cry from, altered, antithetic, at odds, at variance, changed, clashing, colorful, contradistinct, contradistinctive, contrary, contrasting, contrastive, deviating, differential, discrepant, disparate, distant, distinct, distinctive, divergent, divers, diverse, incommensurable, incomparable, inconsistent, individual, like night and day, mismatched, mismated, offbeat, opposed, other, otherwise, particular, peculiar, poles apart, single, unalike, unequal, unrelated, unsimilar, variant, various

Antonyms:

alike, correspondent, homogeneous, like, resembling, same, similar
Main Entry: discriminating
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: critical

Synonyms:

acute, astute, careful, choicy, choosy, cultivated, discerning, distinctive, eclectic, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, individualizing, judicious, keen, opinionated, particular, persnickety*, picky, prudent, refined, select, selective, sensitive, tasteful, wise

Antonyms:

uncritical, undiscriminating
Main Entry: distinct
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: different; unconnected

Synonyms:

detached, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distinctive, disunited, divergent, diverse, especial, individual, offbeat, particular, peculiar, poles apart, separate, separated, several, single, sole, special, specific, unassociated, unattached, unique, various
Notes: distinct means something stands out - while distinctive implies that an attribute or quality make something recognizable or distinguishable

Antonyms:

connected, like, resembling, similar
Main Entry: excellent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: superior, wonderful

Synonyms:

A-1, accomplished, admirable, attractive, capital, certified, champion, choice, choicest, desirable, distinctive, distinguished, estimable, exceptional, exemplary, exquisite, fine, finest, first, first-class, first-rate, good, great, high, incomparable, invaluable, magnificent, meritorious, notable, noted, outstanding, peerless, piked, premium, priceless, prime, select, skillful, sterling, striking, superb, superlative, supreme, tiptop, top-notch, transcendent, world-class

Antonyms:

bad, failing, imperfect, indistinguished, inferior, poor, second-class, second-rate, unnoteworthy, unworthy
Main Entry: important
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: eminent, influential, outstanding

Synonyms:

VIP, aristocratic, big-time, distinctive, distinguished, effective, esteemed, extraordinary, famous, first-class*, foremost, four-star, front-page, grand, heavy*, high profile, high-level, high-ranking, high-up, honored, illustrious, imposing, incomparable, leading, majestic, major-league, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, of note, page-one, potent, powerful, preeminent, prominent, remarkable, seminal, signal, solid, superior, talented, top-drawer, top-notch*, upper-class, well-known

Antonyms:

insignificant, powerless, unimportant, unknown, worthless
Main Entry: inherent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: basic, hereditary

Synonyms:

built-in, characteristic, congenital, connate, constitutional, deep-rooted, deep-seated, distinctive, elementary, essential, fixed, fundamental, genetic, immanent, implicit, in the grain, inborn, inbred, inbuilt, indigenous, indispensable, individual, indwelling, ingrained, inherited, innate, inner, instinctive, integral, integrated, internal, intimate, intrinsic, inward, latent, native, natural, original, part and parcel, resident, running in the family, subjective, unalienable

Antonyms:

acquired, added, external, extrinsic, incidental, learned
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