exceptionalness

noun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceptionalness
  1. exceptionality
  2. excellence
  3. greatness
  4. importance
  5. specialness
  6. perfection
  7. supremacy
  8. fabulousness
Noun
  • 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, 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, Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of exceptionality
Noun
  • Don’t expect the surrounding restaurants and bars to meet the level of excellence of Can Ferrereta, but do trust that they are locally owned and honest in their offer.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Appreciation of beauty and excellence ranks near the top of her list, along with gratitude and zest.
    — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of excellence
Noun
  • The path to greatness may be far more straightforward with algorithmic learning, as the constant driving teaches the programs.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Part of that greatness was because of his pit crew, which had another wonderful showing Sunday.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of greatness
Noun
  • The princess has also increasingly made the importance of nature a focus of her work, including last year's release of a four-part video series on the power of nature.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Silver’s comments underscore the importance the league places on obtaining that information.
    — Jessica Golden,Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of importance
Noun
  • But the specialness of the event wasn’t confined only to the Sphere, as fans visited Metallica’s many experiences.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
  • And to do two weddings in a finale would've deprived the specialness from both of them.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
Definition of specialness
Noun
  • The present ideal isn’t perfection, but a kind of rule-breaking individualism, preferably with an IYKYK spin.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Afsaneh Salari’s Tehran, Under the Skin enters Tehran’s cosmetic clinics to explore the pressures behind Iran’s widespread culture of cosmetic surgery in pursuit of physical perfection, in a conservative society that seeks to control women’s beauty.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of perfection
Noun
  • Lines that are too close together reinforce the author’s supremacy, gracelessly.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The stage is set for Georgia and Alabama to battle for early SEC supremacy, both with unbeaten records heading into next Saturday’s matchup in Tuscaloosa.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of supremacy
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  • 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
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