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Synonyms for exceptional
ɪkˈsɛp ʃə nlex·cep·tion·al
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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, prodigiousespecial(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?"
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"
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List of paraphrases for "exceptional":
extraordinary, outstanding, unique, special, unusual, excellent, one-off, exception, rare, remarkable, significance, extreme, superb, exceptions, one-time
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#273 | special | |
#1287 | unique | |
#1353 | excellent | |
#1702 | unknown | |
#2682 | rare | |
#2685 | extreme | |
#3490 | outstanding | |
#3974 | exception | |
#5261 | unusual | |
#6385 | exceptional | |
#6831 | exceptions | |
#6982 | extraordinary | |
#7377 | superb | |
#7984 | remarkable | |
#10655 | exceeding | |
#11656 | abnormal | |
#13306 | majestic | |
#13587 | irregular | |
#13600 | singular | |
#14075 | uncommon | |
#15415 | peculiar | |
#27383 | colossal | |
#32135 | infrequent | |
#33549 | olympian | |
#37890 | stupendous | |
#41861 | transcendent | |
#46781 | surpassing | |
#51999 | prodigious | |
#129078 | portentous |
How to use exceptional in a sentence?
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.
The senior class is pretty exceptional.
It has, moreover, been proven that horror, nastiness, and the frightful are what give pleasure when one fornicates. Beauty is a simple thing ugliness is the exceptional thing. And fiery imaginations, no doubt, always prefer the extraordinary thing to the simple thing.
Officer D'Aresta and Hunter have been an exceptional team serving the City of Middletown in a high caliber since 2007, so as you can imagine, this is extremely difficult for Mike and his family.
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.
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- استثنائيArabic
- отличен, изключителенBulgarian
- excepcionalCatalan, Valencian
- výjimečnýCzech
- außergewöhnlichGerman
- εξαιρετικόςGreek
- excepcionalSpanish
- erinomainen, harvinainen, poikkeuksellinen, tavatonFinnish
- exceptionnelFrench
- eisceachtúilIrish
- air lethScottish Gaelic
- kivételes, rendkívüliHungarian
- eccezionaleItalian
- יוצא דופןHebrew
- 例外的Japanese
- eximiaLatin
- wyjątkowyPolish
- excepţionalRomanian
- исключительныйRussian
- เป็นพิเศษThai
- olağanüstüTurkish
- відмінний, винятковийUkrainian
- غیر معمولیUrdu
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