SPECIAL Synonyms

• 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 or deviating from the usual or expected

• unique or specific to a person or thing or category

• markedly different from the usual; special

• characteristic of one only; distinctive or special

• unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

• distinctly separate from the first

• differing from all others; not ordinary

• distinct or separate

• easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined

• (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality

• constituting a separate entity or part

• recognizable; marked

• clearly or sharply defined to the mind

• excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority

• a news report that is reported first by one news organization

• not divided or shared with others

• not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective

• 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

• such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared

• being or characteristic of a single thing or person

• a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

• a single organism

• separate and distinct from others of the same kind

• characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

• concerning one person exclusively

• a celebrity who is an inspiration to others

• widely known and esteemed

• worthy of attention

• distinguished from others in excellence

• having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

• owed as a debt

• of major significance or importance

• 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

• unusual or striking

• worthy of attention

• 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

• (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique

• relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species

• being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides

• a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

• a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease

• stated explicitly or in detail

• 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

• An exceptional or noteworthy person or thing.

• Exceptional; noteworthy

• surpassing what is common or usual or expected

• a minor actor in crowd scenes

• an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)

• something additional of the same kind

• unusually or exceptionally

• more than is needed, desired, or required

• added to a regular schedule

• further or added