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

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1. exceptional

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

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

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1. exceptional

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

   Antonyms:
   common, regular, normal, usual, ordinary

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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"

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

   Antonyms:
   normal, ordinary, common

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

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1. exceptionaladjective

   Synonyms:
   irregular, unusual, uncommon, unnatural, peculiar, anomalous, abnormal, aberrant, exceptive

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1. List of paraphrases for "exceptional":

   extraordinary, outstanding, unique, special, unusual, excellent, one-off, exception, rare, remarkable, significance, extreme, superb, exceptions, one-time

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1. Bertrand Russell:

   Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils it is moreover the way to win the favour of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life. It causes man to seek and to accept a leader, and to accept as a leader whoever is established in that position.

2. David Bennett:

   A new record price for a ruby, in over 40 years, I cannot recall ever having seen another Burmese ruby of this exceptional size possessing such outstanding colour.

3. Loren Lighthall:

   The senior class is pretty exceptional.

4. Pat Patten:

   It’s a fallacy to think, unless they’re some kind of really exceptional person, that they could flee into the woods with nothing and make it.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   When we say America is exceptional.