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particularity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of particularity

1 careful thoroughness of detail

  • with great particularity she described the qualities sheʼs looking for in a boyfriend
Synonyms of particularity

explicitness, specificity
Words Related to particularity

attentiveness, care, carefulness, conscientiousness, finicalness, finickiness, fussiness, meticulosity, meticulousness

alertness, cautiousness, circumspection, heedfulness, scrupulousness

discrimination, selectivity

accuracy, definitude, exactitude, exactness, fineness, preciseness, precision
Near Antonyms of particularity

imprecision, inaccuracy, inexactness

indistinctness, vagueness
Antonyms of particularity

generality

2 a single piece of information

  • I canʼt comment without knowing the particularities of the case before the court
Synonyms of particularity

datum, detail, fact, nicety, particular, point, specific
Words Related to particularity

article, item

component, constituent, element, ingredient, member, part

aspect, circumstance, facet, factor

evidence, exhibit

database, information, knowledge
Near Antonyms of particularity

error, fallacy, falsehood, inaccuracy, misconception, misstatement, myth

3 something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind

  • a novel that gets the particularities of life in academia exactly right
Synonyms of particularity

affection, attribute, attribution, character, characteristic, criterion, diagnostic, differentia, feature, fingerprint, hallmark, mark, marker, note, peculiarity, point, property, quality, specific, stamp, touch, trait
Words Related to particularity

badge, indication, sign

emblem, symbol, token

charm, grace

excellence, merit, virtue

eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, oddity, quirk

individuality, singularity, uniqueness

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