Collocations for "distinctive"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "distinctive" in context.
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distinctive
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- distinctive in [quality, appearance, shape]
- distinctive and [unique, individual, original]
- gives it a distinctive [smell, flavor, taste]
- has a (very) distinctive [name, laugh, style]
- has many distinctive features
- the distinctive characteristics of
- the distinctive [ringing, sound, tone] of
- the [zebra's, tiger's] distinctive stripes
- [written, said, performed] in a distinctive [style, way]
- make it distinctive from the [others, rest, competition]
- is not as distinctive (or unusual) as
'distinctive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):