Antonyms for particular
pərˈtɪk yə lər, pəˈtɪk-par·tic·u·lar

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1. particularadjective

   Antonyms:
   general

2. particularnoun

   A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.

   Antonyms:
   general

3. particularnoun

   Specific; discrete; concrete.

   Antonyms:
   general

4. particularadjective

   Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.

   I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.

   Antonyms:
   general

5. particularadjective

   Antonyms:
   general

6. particularadjective

   Antonyms:
   general

7. particularadjective

   He is very particular about his food and if it isn't cooked to perfection he will send it back.

   Antonyms:
   general

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. particular

   A circumstance (Latin circum, around, and sto, stand), is something existing or occurring in connection with or relation to some other fact or event, modifying or throwing light upon the principal matter without affecting its essential character; an accompaniment is something that unites with the principal matter, tho not necessary to it; as, the piano accompaniment to a song; a concomitant goes with a thing in natural connection, but in a subordinate capacity, or perhaps in contrast; as, cheerfulness is a concomitant of virtue. A circumstance is not strictly, nor usually, an occasion, condition, effect, or result. (See these words under CAUSE.) Nor is the circumstance properly an incident. (See under ACCIDENT.) We say, "My decision will depend upon circumstances" — not "upon incidents." That a man wore a blue necktie would not probably be the cause, occasion, condition, or concomitant of his committing murder; but it might be a very important circumstance in identifying him as the murderer. All the circumstances make up the situation. A certain disease is the cause of a man's death; his suffering is an incident; that he is in his own home, that he has good medical attendance, careful nursing, etc., are consolatory circumstances. With the same idea of subordination, we often say, "This is not a circumstance to that." So a person is said to be in easy circumstances. Compare EVENT.

   Synonyms:
   accompaniment, circumstance, concomitant, detail, event, fact, feature, incident, item, occurrence, point, position, situation

   Preposition:
   "Mere situation is expressed by 'in the circumstances'; action affected is performed 'under the circumstances.'" [Murray's "New English Dictionary"]

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. particularadjective

   Antonyms:
   universal, general, unspecial, comprehensive, unscrupulous, uncareful, inaccurate, inexact, rough, coarse, indiscriminate, undisiluminating

   Synonyms:
   local, specific, subordinate, detailed, partial, special, fastidious, minute, scrupulous, careful, accurate, exact, circumstantial, precise, delicate, nice

2. particularnoun

   Antonyms:
   whole, subject, case

   Synonyms:
   detail, point, feature

Matched Categories

1. • Fact
   • Part

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. particular, specificnoun

   a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

   "he always reasons from the particular to the general"

   Antonyms:
   universal proposition, general, universal, nonspecific, unfastidious, secondary, careless, common

   Synonyms:
   particular proposition, item, specific, detail

2. detail, particular, itemnoun

   a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

   "it was perfect in all details"

   Antonyms:
   universal, general, universal proposition, common, careless, unfastidious, secondary, nonspecific

   Synonyms:
   contingent, particular proposition, item, detail, token, point, specific

3. particular, particular propositionadjective

   (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class

   Antonyms:
   general, universal proposition, universal, careless, nonspecific, common, secondary, unfastidious

   Synonyms:
   particular proposition, item, specific, detail

4. particular(a), peculiar(a), special(a)adjective

   unique or specific to a person or thing or category

   "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"

   Antonyms:
   general, universal proposition, universal, common, secondary, nonspecific, unfastidious, careless

5. particular(a)adjective

   separate and distinct from others of the same group or category

   "interested in one particular artist"; "a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him"

   Antonyms:
   universal proposition, general, universal, careless, secondary, nonspecific, unfastidious, common

6. 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:
   universal, general, universal proposition, unfastidious, nonspecific, careless, secondary, common

7. particular, specialadjective

   first and most important

   "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work"

   Antonyms:
   universal proposition, universal, general, secondary, nonspecific, careless, common, unfastidious

   Synonyms:
   especial(a), finical, picky, particular(a), peculiar(a), limited, fussy, finicky, special(a), exceptional, special, extra

8. finical, finicky, fussy, particular, pickyadjective

   exacting especially about details

   "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"

   Antonyms:
   universal, universal proposition, general, common, unfastidious, careless, nonspecific, secondary

   Synonyms:
   special(a), peculiar(a), picky, bad-tempered, busy, cross, finicky, grumpy, grouchy, special, especial(a), finical, crabby, crabbed, particular(a), fussy, ill-tempered, exceptional

9. particular(a)adjective

   providing specific details or circumstances

   "a particular description of the room"

   Antonyms:
   universal proposition, general, universal, unfastidious, common, secondary, careless, nonspecific

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1. particularadjective

   Antonyms:
   indiscriminate, slatternly, promiscuous, general

   Synonyms:
   special, especial, specific, minute, precise, detailed, circumstantial, individual, separate, sole, single, characteristic, distinctive, individual, personal, peculiar, fastidious, finical, scrupulous, precise, strict

2. particularnoun

   Synonyms:
   detail

How to use particular in a sentence?

1. Anthony Fauci:

   It is just too soon to tell, we have to concentrate on continuing to get those numbers down and not try to jump ahead by weeks or months and say what we’re going to do at a particular time.

2. Jim Bakke:

   This is the argument: should we have public funding for all these things? Or should we have private funding? i think there's a place for each but we really believe that Christ-centered, values-focused ministries are probably more efficient and can do a more effective job than government intervention. That's why I've dedicated my life to the not-for-profit sector and, in particular, the Christian community, because I really believe that is how we can most effectively help people. And partnering with businesses because we know that business and learning how to do business well brings people out of poverty. Government intervention often is very inefficient.

3. Matt Hatton:

   But network resource management is not based on total traffic volume. It's based on particular cell sites during peak times of network use.

4. Seddique Mateen:

   I ’m a member, so as a member I get the invitation, so it’s nothing particular about it.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   All of us want a safe community, so we should be smart enough how we can provide that safety without intentionally or unintentionally targeting a particular group of Americans, and what is so, really, troubling, is that if you compare statistics between white men and African American men, if they are stopped, if they are arrested, if they are charged, if they are convicted, if they are sentenced, there are clear undeniable racial disparities. I think we have to admit this. We shouldn't try to gloss it over or it would go away.

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