Antonyms for exceptional
ɪkˈsɛp ʃə nlex·cep·tion·al

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1. exceptional

   Antonyms:
   common, commonplace, customary, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, normal, ordinary, popular, prevalent, public, universal, usual

   Synonyms:
   infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusual

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1. exceptional

   Antonyms:
   common, regular, normal, usual, ordinary

   Synonyms:
   rare, peculiar, uncommon, irregular, unusual, abnormal

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1. • Psychology

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1. exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassingadjective

   far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

   "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

   Antonyms:
   normal, ordinary, common

   Synonyms:
   especial(a), olympian, stupendous, surpassing, particular(a), colossal, portentous, exceeding, exceptional(a), majestic, transcendent, special, prodigious

2. especial(a), exceptional, particular(a), specialadjective

   surpassing what is common or usual or expected

   "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?"

   Antonyms:
   common, ordinary, normal

3. exceptional(a)adjective

   deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence

   "special educational provisions for exceptional children"

   Antonyms:
   ordinary, common, normal

How to use exceptional in a sentence?

1. Callie Brownson:

   This is a remarkable opportunity not only for me, but for every woman who will earn a place on our U.S. National Team next year, i know first-hand of the exceptional brand of football that is played globally by elite female athletes and am honored to lead our team of Americans. I appreciate USA Football’s continued trust in me and am grateful for Coach Stefanski and the Browns for their support. This enriching experience will only advance my contributions to our players and coaching staff in Cleveland.

2. Immigration Minister James Brokenshire:

   ... we have asked the UNHCR to identify the exceptional cases where a child's best interests are served by resettlement to Plan UK and help us to bring them here.

3. Le Drian:

   This extraordinary decision reflects the exceptional seriousness of the announcements made on September 15 by Australia and the United States, the abandonment of the ocean-class submarine project that Australia and France had been working on since 2016 and the announcement of a new partnership with United States aimed at studying the possibility of future cooperation on nuclear-powered submarines constitute unacceptable behavior among allies and partners ; their consequences affect the very concept we have of our alliances, our partnerships, and the importance of the Indo-Pacific for Europe.

4. Bill Morneau:

   So our message today is simple: when we are faced with an exceptional situation that puts jobs at risk, that puts our international reputation on the line, our government is prepared to take action.

5. Sherif Mansour:

   That power of interpretation has been a constant powerful legal and executive tool that was used to justify excessive aggressive and exceptional measures to go after journalists.

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