undistinctive

Examples

• All

• In this language, the vowel length is undistinctive and does not change the meaning of words.

• The undistinctive design of the building blends into the background.

• The artist's style was considered undistinctive compared to her more innovative peers.

• That outfit looks undistinctive.

• In this language, the vowel length is undistinctive and does not change the meaning of words.

• Because the sound is undistinctive, listeners often cannot tell the words apart in rapid speech.

• The design of the building is undistinctive, making it hard to identify amid the other structures.

Synonyms

I

indistinct

vsundistinctive

328 5.3

Not easy to see, hear, or understand

refers to lacking features that make things different or unique

U

undistinguished

vsundistinctive

5 5.4

A person or thing that has no special quality

is about missing features that specifically mark items as different

U

undifferentiated

vsundistinctive

3 7.5

Not clearly divided into different parts or types

focuses on absence of features that make forms different or unique

U

unexceptional

vsundistinctive

3 4.4

Not special or impressive, just ordinary

concerns lack of distinguishing features rather than general unremarkability

I

indistinctive

vsundistinctive

1 7.2

Not having clear features that make it different

focuses on lacking difference specifically between sounds, words, or forms

N

nondistinctive

vsundistinctive

6.1

Not having features that make it stand out

is about missing features that would mark sounds or forms as different

U

undifferenced

vsundistinctive

8.7

Not marked with any sign that tells items apart

emphasizes absence of features that would let items be told apart

U

undistinguishable

vsundistinctive

8.2

Cannot be told apart from something else

highlights missing distinctive features rather than absolute identity

Antonyms

D

distinctive

104 3.9

Has a clear look or sound that makes it different from others

D

differentiable

7.5

You can tell it apart from something similar

How Distinctive

contrastive

6.8

distinguishable

7 4.6

undistinctive

• Specialized

6.9

confusable

7.7

indistinct

328 5.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology