Synonyms 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

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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"]

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1. particularadjective

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

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

2. particularnoun

   Synonyms:
   detail, point, feature

   Antonyms:
   whole, subject, case

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1. particular, specificnoun

   a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

   "he always reasons from the particular to the general"

   Synonyms:
   particular proposition, item, specific, detail

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

2. detail, particular, itemnoun

   a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

   "it was perfect in all details"

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

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

3. particular, particular propositionadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   particular proposition, item, specific, detail

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

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"

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

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

8. finical, finicky, fussy, particular, pickyadjective

   exacting especially about details

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

   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

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

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. • Fact
   • Part

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1. significant

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. particularadjective

   Synonyms:
   especial, special, specific, not general

2. particularadjective

   Synonyms:
   individual, single, separate, distinct, distinction

3. particularadjective

   Synonyms:
   minute, exact, precise, nice, scrupulous, fastidious

4. particularadjective

   Synonyms:
   peculiar, odd, singular, strange, notable

5. particularnoun

   Synonyms:
   instance, circumstance, detail, item, particularity, special point

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1. particularadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   indiscriminate, slatternly, promiscuous, general

2. particularnoun

   Synonyms:
   detail

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1. List of paraphrases for "particular":

   special, specific, particularly, especially, individual, certain, concrete, notably, including, specifically, unique, given, hoc, particulier, peculiar, specially, name, determined, private, individuals, particolare, specified

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How to use particular in a sentence?

1. Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner:

   By next late summer and early fall we'll be able to bring out this particular OS (operating system). That's the current plan of record.

2. Michael Poland:

   The recent activity does a great job of emphasizing a particular aspect of Yellowstone National Park -- it is a dynamic place.

3. Vladimir Putin:

   And unilaterally imposed and politically motivated sanctions on investment, trade and, in particular, technology transfer become its covert form, in our opinion, such sanctions not only have no perspective, but they also contradict the G20 principles for interacting in the interests of all countries of the world.

4. Cameron Shore:

   Just being able to move around and pick out a particular sound or a particular thing to watch, I find it to be more focusing than anything else, i actually have a lot of difficulty calming down in New York City, with all the background noise and just everything that's going on. It's a nice time to come out and spend an hour or two kind of in silence.

5. Frank Moore Colby:

   I know of no more disagreeable situation than to be left feeling generally angry without anybody in particular to be angry at.