Synonyms for particular
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Specific — specific; discrete; concrete
specific, certain, individual, proper, singular, characteristic, appropriate, single, distinct, personal, distinctive, several, concrete, respective, separate, sole, discrete, peculiar dated, private dated
2. Strict — concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise
strict, precise, fastidious, exact, careful, minute, critical, scrupulous, punctilious, accurate, detailed, painstaking, express, thorough, circumstantial, rigorous, conscientious, nice dated
3. Fussy — of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious
fussy, picky, persnickety, finicky informal, finical, choosy, exacting, demanding, meticulous, dainty, hypercritical, finicking rare
4. Special
Other
notable, optimized, specialistic dated
Noun
1. Detail
detail, item, point, circumstance, particularity, respect, article, feature
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Specific; discrete; concrete.
I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do.
- adj. 2
Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
These women are more particular about their appearance.
- adj. 3
Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
a full and particular account of an accident
- n. 1
A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
Related words
- Word family
- particularization particularism particularist particularity particularize particularly particularness
Forms
- Plural
- particulars → details, items, points, circumstances…
Choose the right word
An account extended to very minute particulars is circumstantial, detailed, particular; an examination so extended is critical, exact, precise.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- certain It is certain that Lucy will marry the pop singer.
- specific My father assigns specific tasks for each weekend.
- individual An individual is the smallest unit of the society.
- singular Is the word "politics" a singular or plural noun?
- exact The exact meaning of metaphysics is controversial.
- precise Please tell me the precise time of their arrival.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| particular | steady | |
| certain | falling | |
| specific | steady | |
| individual | steady | |
| singular | rising | |
| exact | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- nice1, item2, sole1
- 5 letters
- point1, exact2, picky2, fussy2
- 6 letters
- single2, minute2, proper2, detail2, strict1, dainty2, choosy2
- 7 letters
- several2, special2, certain2, private2, article3, respect2, feature2, express2, careful2, precise2, notable3, finicky3, finical
- 8 letters
- personal3, specific3, separate3, critical3, accurate3, instance2, detailed2, concrete2, distinct2, thorough2, singular3, peculiar3, rigorous3, discrete2
- 9 letters
- demanding3, optimized3, finicking
- 10 letters
- individual5, respective3, meticulous4, fastidious4, scrupulous3
- 11 letters
- appropriate4, distinctive3, exceptional4, painstaking3, punctilious4, persnickety
- 12 letters
- circumstance3, specialistic
- 13 letters
- conscientious4, particularity6, hypercritical5
- 14 letters
- characteristic5, circumstantial4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (item2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- particulier
- Español
- particular
- Deutsch
- einzeln
- Català
- apartat