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