Synonyms for special
- adjective
Most common
particular extraordinary exceptional especial specific limited extra holy
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Extraordinary
extraordinary, particular, exceptional, especial, exclusive, uncommon, personal, individual, distinctive, singular, private, express, distinguished, characteristic, concrete, peculiar dated, proper dated
Other
specific, extra, limited, specialized UK US, specialised UK, primary, dear, holy, esoteric, mentally retarded
Definitions
- adj. 1
Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.
her special blend of spices
Related words
Example sentences
- particular I mean students in general, but not in particular.
- extraordinary Boris had an extraordinary talent in martial arts.
- exceptional There's little oil this year but it's exceptional.
- specific My father assigns specific tasks for each weekend.
- limited Last week's snow was limited to a very small area.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| special | falling | |
| particular | steady | |
| extraordinary | steady | |
| exceptional | steady | |
| especial | falling | |
| specific | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- holy2, dear1
- 5 letters
- extra2
- 6 letters
- proper2
- 7 letters
- private2, limited3, primary3, express2
- 8 letters
- personal3, specific3, concrete2, uncommon3, singular3, peculiar3, esoteric4, especial3
- 9 letters
- exclusive3
- 10 letters
- particular4, individual5
- 11 letters
- specialized3, exceptional4, distinctive3, specialised
- 13 letters
- extraordinary6, distinguished3
- 14 letters
- characteristic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (holy2 = 2 syllables).