Another word for uncommon
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Adjective
Rarely occurring or appearing
- Not usual, common, or ordinary.
- Occurring at irregular intervals or in isolated or scattered places; having no pattern or order:
- Insufficient to meet a demand or requirement; short in supply:
- Hard to find; absent or rare:
- Barely or hardly; scarcely.
- Infrequently occurring; uncommon:
- Excellent; extraordinary:
- Thin in density; rarefied:
- Occurring, encountered, done, or taken from time to time; irregular or infrequent.
- Created for a special occasion:
- Intended for use as the occasion requires:
- Not occurring regularly; occasional or rare:
- Situated or placed at rather wide intervals, as in time or space:
Idioms:See also:Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary
- (literally) Not accessible to view.
- (idiomatic, of a goal, aspiration, etc) Not yet attainable.
- (idiomatic, colloquial) Superb, excellent.
- Inspiring awe:
- Expressing awe:
- Remarkable; outstanding:
- One that is conspicuous by virtue of excellence or superiority:
- Not usual, common, or ordinary.
- Of imposing height.
- Outstanding; preeminent:
- Very great or intense:
- Being only one; individual; lone:
- Being the only one of a kind; unique:
- Being beyond what is ordinary, especially in being exceptionally good; remarkable:
- Attracting or worthy of notice, especially for being unusual or extraordinary:
- Infrequently occurring; uncommon:
- Excellent; extraordinary:
- Thin in density; rarefied:
- Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding.
- Excellent or exceptionally good:
- Noticeable or conspicuous:
- Still in existence; not settled or resolved:
- Splendid in appearance; grand:
- Grand or noble in thought or accomplishment; exalted:
- Outstanding of its kind; excellent:
- Beyond what is ordinary or usual:
- Highly exceptional; remarkable:
- Employed or used for a special service, function, or occasion:
- Being an exception; uncommon:
- Well above average; extraordinary:
- Deviating widely from a norm, as of physical or mental ability:
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Another word for uncommon
Modifier
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- Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest:
- Being in or attaining the greatest or highest degree; very intense:
- Being far beyond the norm:
- Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre.
- Located far from civilized areas; remote:
- Of foreign origin; not native.
- Without precedent; unparalleled:
- Without parallel, equal, or match; unequaled.
- Deviating from what is expected or normal; strange:
- Odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric:
- Of a questionable nature or character; suspicious:
- Deserving notice or attention; notable; remarkable:
- Not usual or accustomed:
- Impossible to account for; inexplicable:
- Free from accountability; not responsible:
- Admirable or very good; excellent or splendid:
- Capable of eliciting wonder; astonishing:
- Eager to learn more:
- Unduly inquisitive; prying:
- Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness:
- Deviating from what is considered proper or normal:
- Deviating from what is typical for a specified thing:
- One that is aberrant.
- Conspicuously bad or offensive.
- Shockingly hideous or frightful in appearance.
- Of or resembling a fabulous monster.
- Exceptionally large; enormous:
- Extremely pleasing or successful:
- Barely credible; astonishing:
- Of the nature of a fable or myth; legendary.
- Impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous:
- Extraordinary; marvelous:
- Portentous; ominous.
- Lacking distinctive qualities; having no individual character or form:
- Preceding all others in time; first:
- Not derived from something else; fresh and unusual:
- Showing a marked departure from previous practice; new:
- Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern.
- Deviating from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical orbit.
- Not having the same center:
- Very strange or unusual, especially in a striking or shocking way.
- Deviating from what is ordinary, usual, or expected; strange or peculiar:
- Being in excess of the indicated or approximate number, extent, or degree. Often used in combination:
- Constituting a remainder:
- Not ordinary or usual; odd or strange:
- Belonging distinctively or primarily to one person, group, or kind; special or unique:
- A privilege or property that is exclusively one's own.
- Not typical, usual, or regular; not normal; deviant.
- Breaking with convention or tradition; not orthodox.
- Not adhering to convention; out of the ordinary.
- Contrary to rule, accepted order, or general practice:
- Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention:
- Not straight, uniform, or symmetrical:
- Markedly unusual or abnormal; strange:
- Relating to or being a freak:
- Capricious or whimsical.
- Incapable of being classified
- Deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule.
- Equivocal, as in classification or nature.
- Not being acquainted; not conversant:
- Not within one's knowledge; strange:
- Not common or usual:
- Not being habituated. Used with to:
- Based on or existing only in fantasy; unreal:
- Strange or fanciful in form, conception, or appearance:
- Unrealistic; irrational:
- causing surprise; amazing
- Present participle of startle.
- Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.
- Attracting or worthy of notice, especially for being unusual or extraordinary:
- Known or understood by only a few:
- From another part of the world; foreign:
- Intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange:
- Of or involving striptease:
- Not previously known; unfamiliar:
- Not of one's own or a particular locality, environment, or kind; not native:
- Out of the ordinary or difficult to account for; unusual or peculiar:
- Being in a remote or secluded location:
- Being out of the ordinary; unusual:
- Improper; offensive:
- Being an exception; uncommon:
- Well above average; extraordinary:
- Deviating widely from a norm, as of physical or mental ability:
- Infrequently occurring; uncommon:
- Excellent; extraordinary:
- Thin in density; rarefied:
- Being the only one of its kind:
- Characteristic only of a particular category or entity:
- Remarkable; extraordinary:
- Not previously known; unknown.
- Without precedent; unparalleled.
- Highly offensive; outrageous or brazen.
- Beyond what is ordinary or usual:
- Highly exceptional; remarkable:
- Employed or used for a special service, function, or occasion:
- Unlike in form, quality, amount, or nature; dissimilar:
- Distinct or separate:
- Various or assorted:
- (idiomatic) Unusual or exceptional, especially for the better (often used in the negative).
- Not usual, common, or ordinary.
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