Distinguishing
Distinguishing adjective - Serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group.
Usage example: a novice birder still learning the distinguishing features of various finches
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Synonyms for Distinguishing
Proper and distinguishing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proper" instead an adjective "Distinguishing".
Proper
Proper adjective - Serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group.
Usage example: malaria and other diseases that are proper to the tropics
Distinguishing and proper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distinguishing" instead an adjective "Proper".
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Related pairs
- characteristic and distinguishing
- characteristic and proper
- individual and distinguishing
- individual and proper
- nice and distinguishing
- nice and proper
- special and distinguishing
- special and proper
- exact and distinguishing
- exact and proper
- particular and distinguishing
- particular and proper
- specific and distinguishing
- specific and proper
Both words in one sentence
- While testifying, Lu surprisingly sides with the cops after admitting that even a doctor would have trouble distinguishing the difference without running the proper tests, much less a layperson.
Source: Mistaken for Junkie
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