Synonyms for exceptional
ɪkˈsɛp ʃə nlex·cep·tion·al

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1. exceptional

   Synonyms:
   infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusual

   Antonyms:
   common, commonplace, customary, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, normal, ordinary, popular, prevalent, public, universal, usual

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1. exceptional

   Synonyms:
   rare, peculiar, uncommon, irregular, unusual, abnormal

   Antonyms:
   common, regular, normal, usual, ordinary

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1. exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassingadjective

   far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

   "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

   Synonyms:
   especial(a), olympian, stupendous, surpassing, particular(a), colossal, portentous, exceeding, exceptional(a), majestic, transcendent, special, prodigious

   Antonyms:
   normal, ordinary, common

2. especial(a), exceptional, particular(a), specialadjective

   surpassing what is common or usual or expected

   "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?"

   Antonyms:
   common, ordinary, normal

3. exceptional(a)adjective

   deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence

   "special educational provisions for exceptional children"

   Antonyms:
   ordinary, common, normal

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1. exceptionaladjective

   Synonyms:
   irregular, unusual, uncommon, unnatural, peculiar, anomalous, abnormal, aberrant, exceptive

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1. List of paraphrases for "exceptional":

   extraordinary, outstanding, unique, special, unusual, excellent, one-off, exception, rare, remarkable, significance, extreme, superb, exceptions, one-time

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1. Amaia Arranz-Otaegui:

   The presence of bread at a site of this age is exceptional.

2. Dianne Feinstein:

   One of the things Jim Comey said to us, well, one of the reasons for... holding the Hillary Clinton press conference 11 days before the election, was there was such great interest in this, well, let me tell you, when Russia hacks into our election systems, there's exceptional interest in that too. So that argument doesn't hold up. But Jim Comey is so sure that Jim Comey did the right thing and maybe I would say it wasn't the right thing if there was new information.

3. The Nasmyth family:

   It has been an incredible 46 years, with huge growth in the business driven by an exceptional team.

4. Marcus Freeman:

   You’re exceptional thinkers, you never look for the easy path. Most of you never take shortcuts. You’re tireless workers, and you’re committed to excellence in everything you do.

5. United Airlines:

   We thank him for his service throughout his career at United and for his exceptional efforts aboard Flight UA232 on July 19, 1989. His legacy will endure.