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Distinctive or distinguishing of a particular person, place, or thing

Characteristic of a particular person, thing or group

Indicative or evocative (of something)

Fundamental, inherent or central in nature

Done regularly as per customs or norms

Not reprehensible, blameless, without blame

Generally approved, believed, or acknowledged

In accordance with the truth or facts

A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing that serves to identify them

The state of being unlike

Personality trait

A particular tendency as part of a person's character

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Adjective

Distinctive or distinguishing of a particular person, place, or thing

differentiating

individualistic

individualising^UK

individualizing^US

personalized^US

personalised^UK

individualized^US

individualised^UK

recognizable^US

recognisable^UK

distinguishable

particularized^US

particularised^UK

out in left field

out of the ordinary

characteristic of

incomprehensible

unrepresentative

uncharacteristic

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“Police were looking for a suspect with a characteristic tattoo on his forearm.”

Adjective

Characteristic of a particular person, thing or group

standardized^US

standardised^UK

matter-of-course

run-of-the-mill

common or garden

middle-of-the-road

par for the course

one-size-fits-all

dyed-in-the-wool

well-established

long-established

traditionalistic

officially recognized

institutionalised^UK

institutionalized^US

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“Predictably, the first spear came hurtling at Artemi, and she dodged it with her characteristic grace.”

Adjective

Indicative or evocative (of something)

giving an inkling

representational

comparable with

bearing comparison with

inviting comparison with

bringing to mind

tending to make one think of

impressionistic

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Adjective

Fundamental, inherent or central in nature

dyed-in-the-wool

bred in the bone

part and parcel

at the heart of

vitally important

meat-and-potatoes

of great consequence

of the utmost importance

highly regarded

earth-shattering

at the center of

name-of-the-game

business-critical

mission-critical

of high standing

of vital importance

a matter of life and death

extremely helpful

extremely useful

worth its weight in gold

well thought of

in the public eye

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Adjective

Done regularly as per customs or norms

long-established

standard operating procedure

according to Hoyle

playing it safe

individualistic

only to be expected

run-of-the-mill

par for the course

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Adjective

Not reprehensible, blameless, without blame

irreprehensible

batting a thousand

whiter than white

morally correct

pure as the driven snow

beyond reproach

high-principled

beyond criticism

above suspicion

anti-corruption

unobjectionable

picture-perfect

beyond question

beyond suspicion

straightforward

not responsible

on the up and up

without reproach

of excellent character

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Adjective

Generally approved, believed, or acknowledged

recognisable^UK

recognizable^US

commonly accepted

generally accepted

widely recognized

long-established

well-established

tried and tested

dyed-in-the-wool

tried and trusted

ceremonialistic

traditionalistic

officially recognized

institutionalised^UK

institutionalized^US

well established

systematized^US

standard operating procedure

playing it safe

according to Hoyle

according to the book

generally known

systematised^UK

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Adjective

In accordance with the truth or facts

honest-to-goodness

straightforward

incontrovertible

on the up and up

representational

uncounterfeited

well-established

telling it like it is

photo-realistic

three-dimensional

as it really happened

unsophisticated

circumstantiated

in every respect

straight from horse's mouth

genuine article

fair and square

on the right track

twenty-four carat

on the up-and-up

signed and sealed

straight from the horse's mouth

straight dinkum

rightly so called

in accordance with the facts

unchallengeable

straight from shoulder

historically accurate

no buts about it

beyond question

according to law

meaning what one says

straight-shooting

first generation

twenty-four-carat

well documented

telling the truth

holding up in wash

legally acceptable

legally binding

clearly defined

black-and-white

in actual existence

high-principled

from the horse's mouth

as true as I'm sitting here

as true as I'm standing here

along the right lines

signed, sealed, and delivered

on the right lines

cooking with gas

according to Hoyle

unselfconscious

one-hundred percent

well-intentioned

letter-for-letter

pure and simple

well thought out

able to hold water

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Noun

A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing that serves to identify them

essential quality

typical feature

individual trait

matter of course

distinctive quality

characteristic gesture

distinctiveness

unconventionality

piece of information

contributing factor

determining factor

distinctive feature

nature of the beast

unique selling point

nature of beast

signature characteristic

variable quantity

circumstantiality

itemized information

line of reasoning

chapter and verse

meat and potatoes

instrumentality

part and parcel

sum and substance

way of thinking

mental attitude

characteristics

prevailing tendency

dominating characteristic

motivating force

animating principle

fundamental nature

person's character

self-conception

way someone's mind works

course of thought

basic characteristics

way of looking at it

inherent attributes

inherent qualities

inherent characteristics

first impressions

essential qualities

inherent features

basic attributes

essential attributes

basic qualities

essential features

essential characteristics

outward appearance

circumscription

behaviourism^UK

mental processes

thought processes

where head is at

what makes someone tick

mental attitudes

personality study

way of behaving

way of standing

way of bearing oneself

way of holding oneself

way of carrying oneself

established way

way of conducting oneself

essential nature

way of doing things

conventionalism

intrinsic nature

fundamental quality

basic characteristic

chief constituent

be-all and end-all

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“This behavior is a characteristic that has been widely observed for this species.”

Noun

The state of being unlike

distinctiveness

differentiation

contradistinction

substantial difference

sizeable variation

large difference

incompatibility

incongruousness

lack of congruence

lack of harmony

incomparability

diversification

difference of opinion

irreconcilability

inharmoniousness

contradictoriness

wide area of difference

polarisation^UK

polarization^US

lack of similarity

distinguishment

inappropriateness

preferentiality

amount of difference

incommensurateness

lack of balance

strong contrast

fractionalization

lack of concord

lack of agreement

striking difference

striking contrast

clear disparity

overrepresentation

irreconcilable difference

obvious dissimilarity

disproportionateness

lack of consistency

lack of relation

telling the difference

lack of proportion

freak of nature

self-contradiction

self-contradictoriness

unconventionality

multifariousness

parting of the ways

going off at a tangent

getting sidetracked

straying from the point

losing one's thread

straying from the topic

incidental remark

deviation from the subject

contradiction in terms

heterogeneousness

miscellaneousness

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Noun

Personality trait

character trait

personality trait

personal attribute

personal characteristic

Noun

A particular tendency as part of a person's character

susceptibility to

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