Exceptional synonyms
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Part of speech:
Worthy of remark or notice
Excellent; extraordinary:
Strange; remarkable; extraordinary
general (antonym)
Highest or superior in rank:
Publicly issued and sold:
excellent (related)
Outstandingly good of its kind; of exceptional merit, virtue, etc.
unusual (related)
Not usual, common, or ordinary.
Employed or used for a special service, function, or occasion:
mediocre (antonym)
Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.
conventional (antonym)
Of, relating to, or resembling an assembly.
Relating to or directed toward a particular person, group, or purpose:
Of, relating to, or providing details; precise:
Exceptional; exceeding:
Regarded with particular affection and admiration:
Of, from, or as though from the heavens or the sky; celestial, heavenly, or divine
Not of the usual; not natural; altered by forces that are not understood fully if at all.
superordinary
Above or beyond what is ordinary.
Being the only one of its kind:
The definition of unparalleled is something that has no equal.
Having no previous example:
(Now rare) Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.
ok (antonym)
Barely satisfactory; mediocre:
unexceptional (antonym)
Not varying from a norm; usual.
inferior (antonym)
Poor in quality; below average
unprodigious (antonym)
excellent, wonderful
unnoteworthy (antonym)
Not noteworthy.
regular (antonym)
(Botany, zoology) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.
common (antonym)
Not distinguished by superior or noteworthy characteristics; average:
normal (antonym)
Conforming with or constituting an accepted standard, model, or pattern; esp., corresponding to the median or average of a large group in type, appearance, achievement, function, development, etc.; natural; usual; standard; regular
usual (antonym)
The definition of usual is something common or regularly used.
expected (antonym)
Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
ordinary (antonym)
Familiar; unexceptional; common; average
Beautiful in a grand or stately way; rich or sumptuous, as in construction, decoration, form, etc.
Strange or unusual:
Very great or intense:
(Slang) Wonderful; impressive; excellent
(Idiomatic, colloquial) Very expensive.
better (related)
Healthier or more fit than before:
Extreme; extraordinary:
Of or relating to the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants.
Of great size, power, extent, etc.; enormous; huge
Not normal; not average; not typical; not usual; irregular, esp. to a considerable degree
(Informal) First-class; first-rate; superior
Marginally different or subtle:
Not straight or even; not symmetrical; not uniform in shape, design, or proportion
Having no equal; peerless:
Worthy of note; deserving notice; outstanding; remarkable; notable
(Sciences) Perceptible by the senses through immediate experience.
Surpassing what is normal or usual; extraordinary:
Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]
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