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

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1. exceptional

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

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

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1. exceptional

   Antonyms:
   common, regular, normal, usual, ordinary

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

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1. • Psychology

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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"

   Antonyms:
   normal, ordinary, common

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

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

How to use exceptional in a sentence?

1. Barack Obama:

   Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us such a world power. Hundreds of millions of people may never set foot in the United States, but thanks to you, they've experienced a small part of what makes our country special. They've learned something about our values. We have shaped a world culture through you…in a way that has made the world better.

2. Greg Burke:

   We were facing a very serious rot case, and it had to be rooted out, this is an exceptional measure, no doubt, but the serious crimes of Karadima created an exceptional damage in Chile.

3. Matt Feniger:

   It was time for us to follow suit in order to highlight the exceptional talent coming out of the U.S..

4. Jill Boulton:

   A typical flood claim is about 30,000 pounds, but it would not be exceptional to have a 130,000 pound claim.

5. Nathan Chen:

   Yuzuru has definitely pushed me a lot, long before I competed against him, he was that benchmark for what an exceptional figure skater should be. I remember watching him when I was at the Junior Grand Prix Final, he was at the senior final and I was amazed at how good he was, how much he commanded the audience. He was a shining star.

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