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adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of singular

1 being out of the ordinary

  • the novelist's singular command of the language makes her a compelling voice in contemporary fiction
Synonyms of singular

aberrant, aberrated, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, especial, exceeding, exceptional, extraordinaire, extraordinary, freak, odd, peculiar, phenomenal, preternatural, rare, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted
Words Related to singular

conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, salient, striking

bizarre, deviant, eccentric, freakish, monstrous, oddball, outlandish, quaint, strange, weird

incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unimaginable, unthinkable
Near Antonyms of singular

everyday, familiar, frequent
Antonyms of singular

common, customary, normal, ordinary, typical, unexceptional, unextraordinary, usual

2 noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced

  • appearing on the game show has been the most singular experience of my life
Synonyms of singular

curious, extraordinary, funny, odd, offbeat, out-of-the-way, peculiar, queer, rare, strange, unaccustomed, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, weird
Words Related to singular

bizarre, eccentric, far-out, kooky (also kookie), oddball, outlandish, outré, way-out

aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular

newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special
Near Antonyms of singular

unexceptional

expected, predictable

familiar, normal, regular, typical
Antonyms of singular

common, ordinary, plain, usual

3 of, relating to, or belonging to a single person

  • preserving our national heritage is not a singular responsibility but our collective duty
Synonyms of singular

idiomatic, individual, individualized, particular, patented, peculiar, personal, personalized, private, privy, separate, subjective, unique
Words Related to singular

characteristic, distinctive, intimate

identifying, idiosyncratic

especial, express, special, specific

independent, nonconformist, self-directed, self-sufficient

custom, customized, specialized
Near Antonyms of singular

broad, prevailing, prevalent, widespread

common, normal, regular, typical
Antonyms of singular

general, generic, popular, public, shared, universal

4 being the one or ones of a class with no other members

  • this crime was a singular case, and using it as a reason for revising the criminal code would be ill-advised
Synonyms of singular

alone, lone, one, one-off, only, sole, solitary, special, sui generis, unique
Words Related to singular

single, solo, unaccompanied, unattended

incomparable, inimitable, matchless, peerless, unequaled (or unequalled), unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled (or unrivalled), unsurpassable, unsurpassed

distinct, distinctive, individual, separate

nonce
Near Antonyms of singular

divers, manifold, multifarious, myriad

assorted, heterogenous, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, patchwork, promiscuous, varied

popular, prevailing, prevalent, rampant

perennial, recurrent, repeated

Synonym Discussion of singular

strange, singular, unique, peculiar, eccentric, erratic, odd, quaint, outlandish mean departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to be expected. strange stresses unfamiliarity and may apply to the foreign, the unnatural, the unaccountable.
    • a journey filled with strange sights
singular suggests individuality or puzzling strangeness.
    • a singular feeling of impending disaster
unique implies singularity and the fact of being without a known parallel.
    • a career unique in the annals of science
peculiar implies a marked distinctiveness.
    • the peculiar status of America's first lady
eccentric suggests a wide divergence from the usual or normal especially in behavior.
    • the eccentric eating habits of preschoolers
erratic stresses a capricious and unpredictable wandering or deviating.
    • a friend's suddenly erratic behavior
odd applies to a departure from the regular or expected.
    • an odd sense of humor
quaint suggests an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness.
    • a quaint fishing village
outlandish applies to what is uncouth, bizarre, or barbaric.
    • outlandish fashions of the time

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