Distinctive
Distinctive adjective - Being not of the same kind.
Meritorious and distinctive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Meritorious" instead an adjective "Distinctive".
Meritorious
Meritorious adjective - Deserving of high regard or great approval.
Usage example: worked all night with meritorious determination to get the project done on time
Distinctive and meritorious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distinctive" instead an adjective "Meritorious".
Nearby Word: meritoriously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rare and distinctive
- rare and meritorious
- notable and distinctive
- notable and meritorious
- special and distinctive
- special and meritorious
- fine and distinctive
- fine and meritorious
- exceptional and distinctive
- exceptional and meritorious
- proper and distinctive
- proper and meritorious
- superior and distinctive
- superior and meritorious
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