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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?
We did not lose just an exceptional police officer ; we lost a remarkable person. One with courage and compassion, one who made a positive difference every day of her life.
A united America is undefeatable, we are an exceptional country.
One of the strengths that makes America exceptional is our willingness to openly confront our past, face our imperfections, make changes and do better, rather than another reason to refight old arguments, I hope that today's report can help us leave these techniques where they belong—in the past.
We have developed an innovative design for an exceptional office tower with art and character, shaped to respect views of the City.
Goodreads is like the Harold Washington Library Center of the Internet. It's exceptional.
Translations for exceptional
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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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