Distinctive and Nugatory

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Distinctive adjective - Being not of the same kind.

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Nugatory is an antonym for distinctive.

Nugatory adjective - Lacking importance.

Usage example: the book is entertaining, but its contributions to Shakespearean scholarship are nugatory

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Distinctive is an antonym for nugatory.

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