Exceptional

//ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl//

Synonyms for "exceptional" (241 found)

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Closest matches (49)

Strong matches (72)

Adjective(2 words)
especialexceeding

Related words (120)

minutemiraculousmythicalnarrowneatnoblenotablenoteworthynoticeablenuttyoddoddballof markoptimumordinaryout of boxout of the ordinaryoutlandishoutstandingparochial
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particularpassing strangepeculiarpersonalphenomenalportentousprecisepreclusivepremiumprescriptiveprestigiouspreventiveprimeprivateprodigiousprohibitiveprominentpsychoticpuzzlingqueerquirkyrareremarkablerememberablereputablerespectiverestrictivesalientscarcescrewballscrewyseclusivesegregativeselectselectivesensationalseparativeseveralsignalsingularsnobbishsolipsisticspecialspecificsplendidsterlingstrangestrikingstupefyingstupendoussuperbsuperiorsuperlativesupernaturalsurpassingtalentedtellingterrifictwistedunconventionaluncustomaryunexampledunforgettableunheard ofunheard-ofunimaginableuniqueunnaturalunordinaryunparalleledunprecedentedunspeakableunthinkableunusualunwontedvirtuosowackywhimsicalwonderfulwondrousxenophobic

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Synonyms

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derived

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derived from

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has context

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related to

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similar

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Translations

93 translations across 36 languages.

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Arabic

2 entries
  • اِسْتِثْنَائِيّ adj (forming an exception)
  • اِسْتِثْنَائِيّ adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Asturian

1 entries
  • esceicional adj (forming an exception)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • müstəsna adj (forming an exception)
  • müstəsna adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • адме́нны adj (superior due to exception or rarity)
  • адме́тны adj (superior due to exception or rarity)
  • вынятко́вы adj (forming an exception)
  • вынятко́вы adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • изключи́телен adj (forming an exception)
  • изключи́телен adj (superior due to exception or rarity)
  • отли́чен adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Catalan

2 entries
  • excepcional adj (forming an exception)
  • excepcional adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 例外 adj (forming an exception)
  • 傑出 /杰出 adj (superior due to exception or rarity)
  • 優異 /优异 adj (superior due to exception or rarity)
  • 優越 /优越 adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Czech

2 entries
  • výjimečný adj (forming an exception)
  • výjimečný adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Danish

4 entries
  • eksceptionel adj (forming an exception)
  • eksceptionel adj (superior due to exception or rarity)
  • ekstraordinær adj (forming an exception)
  • enestående adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Dutch

3 entries
  • buitengewoon adj (forming an exception)
  • exceptioneel adj (forming an exception)
  • uitzonderlijk adj (forming an exception)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • escepta adj (forming an exception)

Finnish

4 entries
  • erinomainen adj (superior due to exception or rarity)
  • harvinainen adj (forming an exception)
  • poikkeuksellinen adj (forming an exception)
  • poikkeuksellinen adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

French

2 entries
  • exceptionnel adj (forming an exception)
  • exceptionnel adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Friulian

1 entries
  • famôs adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

German

2 entries
  • außergewöhnlich adj (forming an exception)
  • außergewöhnlich adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Greek

2 entries
  • εξαιρετικός adj (forming an exception)
  • εξαιρετικός adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • מְצֻיָּן adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • kivételes adj (forming an exception)
  • kivételes adj (superior due to exception or rarity)
  • rendkívüli adj (forming an exception)
  • rendkívüli adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Irish

2 entries
  • eisceachtúil adj (forming an exception)
  • eisceachtúil adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Italian

2 entries
  • eccezionale adj (forming an exception)
  • eccezionale adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 並外れた adj (superior due to exception or rarity)
  • 例外的な adj (forming an exception)
  • 別格の adj (superior due to exception or rarity)
  • 特別な adj (forming an exception)

Latin

2 entries
  • eximius adj (forming an exception)
  • eximius adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • исклучителен adj (forming an exception)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • അസാധാരണ adj (forming an exception)
  • അസാധാരണ adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Māori

1 entries
  • inati adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • eksepsjonell adj (forming an exception)
  • eksepsjonell adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • eksepsjonell adj (forming an exception)
  • eksepsjonell adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Polish

2 entries
  • wyjątkowy adj (forming an exception)
  • wyjątkowy adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • excecional adj (forming an exception)
  • excecional adj (superior due to exception or rarity)
  • excepcional adj (forming an exception)
  • excepcional adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Russian

3 entries
  • исключи́тельный adj (forming an exception)
  • исключи́тельный adj (superior due to exception or rarity)
  • отли́чный adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • air leth adj (forming an exception)
  • air leth adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • izuzetan adj (forming an exception)
  • изузетан adj (forming an exception)

Slovak

1 entries
  • výnimočný adj (forming an exception)

Slovene

1 entries
  • izjemen adj (forming an exception)

Spanish

2 entries
  • excepcional adj (forming an exception)
  • excepcional adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • винятко́вий adj (forming an exception)
  • винятко́вий adj (superior due to exception or rarity)
  • відмі́нний adj (superior due to exception or rarity)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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This is an exceptional case.

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He showed exceptional ability in mathematics.

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He is good, not to say exceptional.

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The distributors are asking for an exceptional margin.

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