discriminative

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adjective

Having or relating to the ability to discriminate between things.

UncommonScrabble 22

Meanings

adjectivediscriminative (comparative more discriminative, superlative most discriminative)

comparative more discriminative · superlative most discriminative

  1. Having or relating to the ability to discriminate between things.
  2. attributiveusuallyfeatureWhich serves to distinguish its bearer.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
excludent

adjectivecapable of making fine distinctions

adjectiveexpressing careful judgment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

discriminative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discriminative

MLA

“discriminative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discriminative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discriminative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discriminative.

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