Distinct and Exclusive

Distinct

Distinct adjective - Of a particular or exact sort.
Usage example: I left distinct instructions that my books were not to be touched

Exclusive and distinct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exclusive" instead an adjective "Distinct".

Exclusive

Exclusive adjective - Belonging only to the one person, unit, or group named.

Distinct and exclusive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distinct" instead an adjective "Exclusive".

Both words in one sentence

  • In Jane Lindskold's Breaking the Wall trilogy, Brenda Morris shows a distinct tendency to do things she shouldn't be able to, such as manifesting powers exclusive to the group's Zodiac Rat while her father, the current Rat, is still alive and holding that power.
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