Synonyms for unique
- adjective
Most common
unusual singular different exceptional unparalleled incomparable
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Unusual — being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched
unusual, singular, different, exceptional, peculiar, rare, individual, strange, one-off, uncommon, novel, sui generis, scarce
2. Unparalleled
unparalleled, unparallelled UK, incomparable, unmatched, matchless, only, single, unequaled US, unequalled UK, peerless, odd, unmatchable, unrivalled UK, unrivaled US, sole, unexampled, alone dated, azygous rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
Every person has a unique life, therefore every person has a unique journey.
- adj. 2
Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.
Related words
- Word family
- uniquely uniqueness uniquity unicity
- Is a kind of
- rare
Example sentences
- unusual The study by Meyer and his colleagues was unusual.
- exceptional There's little oil this year but it's exceptional.
- singular Is the word "politics" a singular or plural noun?
- peculiar The custom of bowing is peculiar to the islanders.
- unparalleled The young writer won unparalleled success.
- incomparable Man is an example of nature's incomparable patience.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unique | rising | |
| unusual | steady | |
| exceptional | steady | |
| singular | rising | |
| peculiar | falling | |
| unparalleled | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- odd1
- 4 letters
- only2, rare1, sole1
- 5 letters
- alone2, novel2
- 6 letters
- single2, scarce1
- 7 letters
- strange1, unusual4, azygous
- 8 letters
- uncommon3, singular3, peculiar3, peerless2
- 9 letters
- different3, unmatched2, matchless, unrivaled3, unequaled3
- 10 letters
- individual5, unrivalled, unequalled, unexampled
- 11 letters
- exceptional4, unmatchable
- 12 letters
- unparalleled4, incomparable5
- 13 letters
- unparallelled
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (only2 = 2 syllables).