It is not rare at all to live over ninety years.
Source: tatoeba (1547)
Rare
/ɹɛ/
Synonyms for "rare" (339 found)
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Closest matches (68)
Adjective(6 words)
a cut aboveaboveadmirableadulteratedaheadairyalmost unheard-ofanotherascendantat a premiumattenuateattenuatedatypicalbeguilingbetterbewilderingboyishbreakawaycappingcelebrated
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cheeseparingchinchychintzychoicechosencollectableconspicuouscrudecutdaintydeficientdelectabledelicatedeliciousdeluxediaphanousdifferentdilutediluteddistinguishedeclipsingelectelegantelseeminentenigmaticesteemedestimableetherealexceedingexcellentexcellingexceptionalexiguousexquisiteextraordinaryfabulousfallen
Determiner(1 words)
a small number
Noun(2 words)
antique booksdutch uniek
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (102)
fantasticfantasticalfascinatingfewfinefine drawnfine-drawnfinerfinespunfirst-classfirst-rateflimsyfrailfreakgaseousgauzygirlishgoodgossamergracile
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greaterhigherin ascendancyin short supplyin the ascendantincomparableincomprehensibleinconceivableincredibleinfrequentinsubstantialintangiblelacylightlimitedlovelylusciousmajormarkedmarvelousmatchlessmeagermemorablemiraculousmiserlymistyniceniggardlynoblenot donenot that sortnot the samenot the typenot to be hadnotablenoteworthyoccasionalof a sortof another sortof choiceof markof sortsoffbeatone up onordinaryotherother thanotherwiseout of printout of seasonout of stockout of the ordinaryout of this worldout-of-the-wayoutlandishoutstandingoverpapery
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(8 words)
Adjective(11 words)
infrequentinfrequent patternisolated componentsisolated equipmentisolated science conceptlimited availabilitylow countnot fully cookednovel approachone off tasksoutstanding
Adverb(1 words)
most glorious revolutions
Related words (169)
passing strangepeculiarpeerlessphenomenalpiddlingpoorpreciouspremiumprestigiousprodigiousprominentpuzzlingrarefiedravingrawrechercheredremarkablerememberablereputable
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rivalingsaignantsalientscantscantyscarcescatteredscrimpingscrimpyseldomseldom met withseldom seenselectsensationalshortsightsignalsingularskimpingskimpyslenderslenderishslightslight-madeslimslimmishslinkyslowsmallsoddensparsespecialsporadicspottysprinkledstingystrangestrikingstupendoussubtilesubtlesui generissupersuperiorsuperlativesupernaturalsurpassingsveltesylphliketellingtenuousthinthin-bodiedthin-setthin-spunthinnedthinned-outthinnishthreadliketighttoppingtranscendenttranscendentaltranscendingunaccustomedunbakedunboileduncommonuncompactuncompresseduncookeduncustomaryundercookedunderdoneundreamed ofundreamed-ofunexpectedunfamiliarunforgettableunfrequentunheard ofunheard-ofunimaginableuniqueunordinaryunparalleledunprecedentedunsubstantialunthinkableunthought ofunthought-ofunusualunwonteduppervaguevaporouswasp waistedwasp-waistedwateredwatered downwatered-downwateryweakwillowywindywiredrawnwispywonderfulwondrous
Adjective(25 words)
preciousrarefiedrarifiedrecherchéscant numberscant turnoutscarcescarce resourcescarcerslightly underdonesmall remnant populationsparse indicatorsuncommon instanceuncommon measuresuncommon organismundercookedunfamiliar conductunique contributionunlikelyunusual
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unusual caseunusual occurrenceunusual personunusual thingwild creature sighting
Noun(4 words)
species scarcityswedish skrapathe fewunique opportunity
Related word relations
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More general
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7 entriesrare birdrare coinrare fossilrare gemstonerare manuscriptrare roastrare steak
Collocations
6 entriesrare birdrare bookrare diseaserare earthrare gemstonerare opportunity
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
6 entriesSample sentences
21 total sentences available.
It is not rare for girls today to talk as if they were boys.
Source: tatoeba (18702)
The importation of rare wild animals to this country is strictly prohibited.
Source: tatoeba (20611)
It is true; she is a rare beauty.
Source: tatoeba (21687)
Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.