Attractive
Attractive adjective - Having an often mysterious or magical power to attract.
Distinctive and attractive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distinctive" instead an adjective "Attractive".
Distinctive
Distinctive adjective - Being not of the same kind.
Attractive and distinctive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attractive" instead an adjective "Distinctive".
Both words in one sentence
-
Metal Gear qualifies - barring the occasional Gonk, everyone is distinctive-looking, but highly attractive.
Source: Generic Cuteness -
Nearly all the characters got more attractive without losing what made them distinctive.
Source: Manga / Eyeshield 21 - Heck, Miyamoto's wife had a say in his design for Ocarina of Time, saying their original boyish teen Link with a "distinctive button nose" wasn't attractive enough.
Source: Parent Service
Cite this Source
Distinctive and Attractive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attractive/distinctive
Attractive & Distinctive. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attractive/distinctive>.
Distinctive or Attractive. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attractive/distinctive.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "attractive" and "distinctive" have occurred on timeline