basic, central, critical, crucial, essential, fundamental, important, key, main, major, principal, significant
conspicuous, distinct, distinctive, distinguishing, dominant, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, predominant, prominent
a distinctive feature of his poems

outstanding, remarkable, striking
appealing, attractive, endearing, eye-catching, nice
interesting, peculiar, special, specific, unusual
salient
He took me around our new offices, pointing out all the salient features.

handy, useful
cool, neat, nifty (all informal)
characteristic, classic, defining, identifying, particular, typical
unique
common, shared
the common feature in all these cases

permanent, regular
These walks became a regular feature of his day.

recurring
Self-deprecation is a recurring feature as Stevenson talks.

redeeming
The one redeeming feature of the plan was its low cost.

desirable, favourite/favorite
original
The house retains most of its original features.

built-in
standard
added, additional, extra
optional
advanced, enhanced, innovative, new, novel
some of the more advanced features of the software

architectural, constructional, design, physical, structural
geographical, geological, landscape, topographical
stylistic
energy-saving, safety, security
a car with new built-in safety features

interactive
The site brims with interactive features.

brim with, have, include, incorporate
The site had a number of interesting features.

retain
add
We're adding new features and functionality every month.

offer
The network offers interactive features.

share
Their life histories shared many common features.

lack
point out

distinguish sth
the essential feature that distinguishes anorexia nervosa from other eating disorders

characterize sth
A feature that characterizes all anteaters is a slow metabolic rate.

include sth
Special features include passenger airbags.

allow sth, enable sth
A touch-screen feature allows visitors to call up relevant information.

attractive, beautiful, handsome, nice
delicate, fine, soft
a slim figure with delicate features

pale
neat
a woman with small, neat features

striking
her striking, dark-eyed features

rugged
I admired his rugged features.

angular, chiselled/chiseled
sharp
He had sharp features, with high cheekbones.

aquiline, hawk-like
boyish
masculine
facial
physical
He has the right physical features for the role.

have
She has very delicate features.

contort
soften

with feature
a young woman with fine features

big, major, special
regular
The magazine runs a regular feature on ethnic cooking.

daily, monthly, weekly
in-depth

do, have, publish, run, write
Next month they will publish a special feature on computer books.

writer
features editor
features section
story

feature on
an in-depth feature on the Italian fashion scene

regularly
Women's magazines regularly feature diets and exercise regimes.

rarely
frequently, often
typically
His movies typically featured torrid romances.

be featured in sth, be featured on sth
His work is featured in a special documentary tonight.
The school has been featured on television.

heavily, highly, largely (esp. BrE), prominently, strongly
Reading over his past speeches, you'll see that housing, public health and education feature strongly.

in
Garlic features prominently in her recipes.

Feature is used with these nouns as the subject:
ad, advert, advertisement, article, campaign, cast, commercial, conference, display, edition, exhibit, exhibition, festival, film, gallery, hotel, magazine, menu, movie, museum, newspaper, page, painting, performance, poster, scene, sequence, show, site, soundtrack, track

Feature is used with these nouns as the object:
array, art, article, artist, cast, character, collection, commentary, cuisine, display, excerpt, exhibit, interview, introduction, logo, mix, photograph, range, recipe, selection, single, solo, speaker, work