Synonyms for exceptional
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Extraordinary
extraordinary, excellent, brilliant, unusual, special, remarkable, first-rate, fantastic, unique, uncommon, wonderful, abnormal, rare, prodigious, good, singular, superlative, especial, beautiful, distinguished, strange, stellar
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
What an exceptional meal!
Related words
- Word family
- exceptionality exceptionally exceptionalness
Example sentences
- excellent Tom's car is well-kept and in excellent condition.
- brilliant Even if it's not true, it's a brilliant invention.
- unusual The study by Meyer and his colleagues was unusual.
- extraordinary Boris had an extraordinary talent in martial arts.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| exceptional | steady | |
| excellent | falling | |
| brilliant | steady | |
| unusual | steady | |
| extraordinary | steady | |
| unconformable | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- good1, rare1
- 6 letters
- unique2
- 7 letters
- special2, strange1, unusual4, stellar2
- 8 letters
- uncommon3, abnormal3, singular3, especial3
- 9 letters
- beautiful3, wonderful3, excellent3, fantastic3, brilliant2
- 10 letters
- remarkable4, prodigious3
- 11 letters
- superlative4
- 12 letters
- exceptionary
- 13 letters
- extraordinary6, distinguished3, unconformable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unique2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- exceptionnel