Synonyms for singular
- adjective
Most common
odd queer unusual rare unique single individual extraordinary
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Peculiar — out of the ordinary; curious
odd, queer, unusual, rare, strange, curious, uncommon, anomalous, bizarre, unconventional, eccentric, funny, conspicuous, abnormal, different, off-beat, quaint, weird, irregular, new, freakish, whimsical
2. Unique — being the only one of the kind; unique
unique, single, solitary, sole, unparalleled, unparallelled UK, only, one-off, unexampled, azygous, incomparable, lone, matchless, unequaled US, unequalled UK, unmatched, alone dated
3. Individual — being only one of a larger population; single, individual
individual, particular, special, discrete, specific, proper, concrete, especial
4. Extraordinary — distinguished by superiority, peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Being only one of a larger population; single, individual.
A singular experiment cannot be regarded as scientific proof of the existence of a phenomenon.
- adj. 2
Being the only one of the kind; unique.
She has a singular personality.
- adj. 3
Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
a man of singular gravity or attainments
- adj. 4
Out of the ordinary; curious.
It was very singular; I don't know why he did it.
Related words
- Word family
- singularity singularly single
- Phrases
- singular matrix
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Singular is alone of its kind; as, the singular number. What is singular is odd, but what is odd may not be singular; as, a drawerful of odd gloves.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- rare For most of them, this is quite a rare experience.
- strange Press the red button if something strange happens.
- unusual The study by Meyer and his colleagues was unusual.
- odd This elevator doesn't stop on odd-numbered floors.
- unique Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
- solitary Bruno spends his birthday in solitary confinement.
By length
- 3 letters
- new1, odd1
- 4 letters
- only2, rare1, sole1, lone1
- 5 letters
- alone2, funny2, weird1, queer1
- 6 letters
- single2, unique2, proper2, quaint1
- 7 letters
- special2, strange1, unusual4, curious3, bizarre2, eminent3, azygous
- 8 letters
- specific3, concrete2, uncommon3, abnormal3, solitary4, discrete2, especial3, freakish
- 9 letters
- different3, fantastic3, irregular4, eccentric3, whimsical3, unmatched2, anomalous4, matchless, unequaled3
- 10 letters
- individual5, particular4, remarkable4, noteworthy3, unequalled, unexampled
- 11 letters
- exceptional4, conspicuous4
- 12 letters
- unparalleled4, incomparable5
- 13 letters
- extraordinary6, unparallelled
- 14 letters
- unconventional5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (only2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- singulier
- Español
- singular
- Deutsch
- befremdend
- Català
- singular