NONROUTINE Synonyms

• unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

• distinctly separate from the first

• differing from all others; not ordinary

• distinct or separate

• far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

• surpassing what is common or usual or expected

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

• beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; special

• far more than usual or expected

• (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials

• an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

• a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

• original and of a kind not seen before

• pleasantly new or different

• being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

• an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

• something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

• preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

• (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary

• not derived or copied or translated from something else

• not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

• recurring only at long intervals

• not widely distributed

• having low density

• marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind

• (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside

• composed of one member, set, or kind

• grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit

• the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton

• unusual or striking

• beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

• being a single and separate person or thing

• the single one of its kind

• not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind

• marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind

• not conforming to accepted rules or standards

• not conventional or conformist

• not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

• not known or well known

• radically distinctive and without equal

• (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality

• the single one of its kind

• highly unusual or rare but not the single instance

• not usual or common or ordinary

• being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

• not commonly encountered