UNIQUENESS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

uniqueness

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Definition of uniqueness

as in distinctiveness

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Recent Examples of uniqueness The New Jersey Fives have been at the forefront of this effort, now counting multiple Fortune 1000 companies as partners, and is one of the few franchises pushing the envelope in terms of creativity and uniqueness. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 The latter just announced the release of two new whiskeys, and both are worth tracking down based on their uniqueness and high quality. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 July 2026 In between, various Disney hosts and stars will explore the states, their histories, and their uniqueness, and Nick Jonas, Brandi Carlyle, and others will perform. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026 An argument if not for the uniqueness of American as a language, then at least for the literary vision of the people who speak in English within the borders of that new nation. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026 What drew me here is the uniqueness and the spiritedness of this garden, and there’s a wonderful team assembled, thanks to Ari. — Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026 Everybody has a uniqueness about them, and everyone's beautiful. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 All of our differences, all of our uniqueness, that’s the beauty, ya’ll. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 June 2026 The uniqueness of the brutalist building of Hotel Thermal, designed by Vladimír and Věra Machonin. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for uniqueness

Noun

For these students, the expanding suite of standard sports offerings—including baseball, football, cheerleading and basketball—enliven the school community and add to its distinctiveness in the state’s growing microschool landscape.

— Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Cheuk urged directors to lean into their creative distinctiveness.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 15 June 2026

Definition of distinctiveness

Noun

The post sparked much debate about whether a pause was possible given the financial incentives, whether RSI would finally produce some version of the AGI singularity or utopia, and whether RSI was even possible at all.

— Arianna Huffington, Time, 29 June 2026
Expanding on the character designs, Hirota underlined the quirky looks and the singularity of his artistic direction, directly inspired by child’s play and faulty craft.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 22 June 2026

Definition of singularity

Noun

The subject does not have a lot of hard-and-fast rules; wars share common characteristics but each conflict has its own peculiarities and exigent circumstances.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
If the job of a debut album is to introduce an artist to the world, while a sophomore album reinforces their reputation, then a third album offers a channel for artists to expand beyond the familiar tricks and peculiarities that shot them to fame in the first place.

— Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

Definition of peculiarity

Noun

These immigrants, who first settled the backcountry of Pennsylvania before pushing farther to the western and southern frontier, brought with them a cultural and linguistic separateness that had an immense impact on the speech of the American heartland.

— Valerie Fridland, Big Think, 21 Apr. 2026
Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025

Definition of separateness

Noun

This moon, however, mirrors the way the majority of the population is emotionally invested in themes of independence, individuality and the ideals surrounding the reinvention of society.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Androgynous haircuts focus on self-expression, individuality, and fluidity rather than traditional labels.

— Genesis Rivas, InStyle, 1 July 2026

Definition of individuality

Noun

This plan, spearheaded by the Mohammed VI Academy and coach Nasser Larguet, modernized Moroccan football by integrating European methodologies with a national identity.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
The person’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, police said.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

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