Attribute
Attribute noun - Something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind.
Usage example: list the attributes of a mammal
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Synonyms for Attribute
Sign is a synonym for attribute in quality topic. In some cases you can use "Sign" instead a noun "Attribute", when it comes to topics like feature, thing, symbol.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human attribute | human sign |
| good | good attribute | good sign |
| physical | physical attribute | physical sign |
| special | special attribute | special sign |
| Other adjectives: particular, common, positive, certain, single, prominent, actual, large, huge, wrong, bad, main, famous, universal, last, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Its recently with the fact its now legal, and quite often encouraged, that we attribute any sign of affection or companionship as a sign of this.
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Informed Attribute: Minnie is said to hate Mexicans to the point that she put up a sign banning them from her haberdashery.
Source: Film / The Hateful 8
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Sign and Attribute. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attribute/sign
Attribute & Sign. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attribute/sign>.
Sign or Attribute. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attribute/sign.
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