EXCEPTIONALITY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

exceptionality

noun

as in extraordinariness

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Recent Examples of exceptionality The mania for ancient Greece and Rome is in ample display among the current descendants of the Nazis, the alt-right more than happy to cosplay their fantasy of classical masculinity and racial exceptionality. — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026 And just as Shakespeare relentlessly intensified Lear’s individuality, so did Jobs make each gadget more itself, eschewing generic compromise to magnify exceptionality. — Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025 Folks who show up with Mundell are treated to an even more in-depth backstory on the River Clyde and its supporting role in the enduring exceptionality of Auchentoshan. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

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Noun

And to do two weddings in a finale would've deprived the specialness from both of them.

— Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
Its accessibility only amplifies its specialness.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of specialness

Noun

The margin for error for Trusty and Carter-Vickers will be extremely thin given the demand for excellence in Glasgow.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Operational excellence is the ability to consistently deliver business outcomes in the most efficient and reliable way possible.

— Rick Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of excellence

Noun

With so many of the buildings downtown with any kind of historic architectural significance already under landmark protections, Berman has shifted his focus to preserving properties with some kind of social importance.

— David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
Ayari’s importance to Hurzeler is undiminished so far this season.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of importance

Noun

Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.

— Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
Paradise Dynasty, Kang Kang, Long Xing Ji, Hui Tou Xiang, Min Min Pie House (and so many more) should all be household names worthy of recognition for their myriad styles and excellency.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024

Definition of excellency

Noun

Many Germans had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to outlaw persecution.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
Only truly sophisticated taste, in this code, grasps the superiority of deprivation over the more ethnic notions of actual comfort and good food.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of superiority

Noun

And at least a few folks In the peanut gallery recognized her fabulousness.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Making the celebration even sweeter, this year’s festival falls on Father’s Day, so the fruit-forward foodie fete has added some pater-riffic fabulousness.

— Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026

Definition of fabulousness

Noun

This place is also known for its fries, which are fried to crispy perfection in beef tallow.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Social media is a lot about aesthetic perfection, yet your philosophy is about restraint, aged patina, the imperfection of antiques.

— Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

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