Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Distinguishing and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distinguishing" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Distinguishing
Distinguishing adjective - Serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group.
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Synonyms for Distinguishing
Acceptable and distinguishing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Distinguishing".
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- Of course studies have shown that people raised around a majority of one race have more difficulty picking out distinguishing features of other races, but because of the above-noted WASP acceptable target, it's associated with white people.
Source: Acceptable Ethnic Targets
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