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distinctive

How many syllables in distinctive?

  3 syllables

Divide distinctive into syllables:   dis-tinc-tive
Stressed syllable in distinctive:   dis-tinc-tive
How to pronounce distinctive:   dih-stingk-tiv
How to say distinctive:

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Synonyms for distinctive


2 syllables
  • distinct
  • unique
  • special
3 syllables
4 syllables
    5 syllables
    7 syllables
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