as in distinctiveness
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of uniqueness
With charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent — to borrow RuPaul’s mantra (the lipsynch-for-your-lifeboats number is a highlight) — the comic ensemble makes the gags work by sheer will.
—
Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
The biggest thing is to try to protect that level of uniqueness.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
The whole concept of the imago Dei is the idea that all men have something within them that God injected, and this gives them uniqueness; there are no gradations in the image of God.
—James O. Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The biggest thing is to try to protect that level of uniqueness.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Entering his third season at the helm, Counsell is seemingly more comfortable with the uniqueness of managing the Cubs, from the day games to the prying media to the quirkiness of the ballpark, which can favor hitters one day and pitchers the next.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The Solterra’s attractiveness is its uniqueness in the segment.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Personality is now a big part of what compels buyers to choose a home; agents increasingly hear buyers asking for character and uniqueness over recent design styles.
—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
That tension between genetic identity and individual uniqueness is what makes Anderson’s story so worth examining.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
The biggest thing is to try to protect that level of uniqueness.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
The whole concept of the imago Dei is the idea that all men have something within them that God injected, and this gives them uniqueness; there are no gradations in the image of God.
—James O. Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The biggest thing is to try to protect that level of uniqueness.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Entering his third season at the helm, Counsell is seemingly more comfortable with the uniqueness of managing the Cubs, from the day games to the prying media to the quirkiness of the ballpark, which can favor hitters one day and pitchers the next.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The Solterra’s attractiveness is its uniqueness in the segment.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Personality is now a big part of what compels buyers to choose a home; agents increasingly hear buyers asking for character and uniqueness over recent design styles.
—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
That tension between genetic identity and individual uniqueness is what makes Anderson’s story so worth examining.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uniqueness
Noun
-
Providing more distinctiveness is Neville’s tagging along for the weekly dinner with the host (Edebiri in this case), Michaels and select cast members, which takes place early in the schedule and at the same Italian restaurant every week.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
-
Doors opened; doors narrowed again when Jewish distinctiveness reasserted itself, whether through religious observance, Zionism, or simple refusal to disappear.—
Kenneth L. Marcus,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
In Fiduccia’s perceptive reading, binaries such as abstraction and likeness, form and formlessness, seriality and singularity, take on dialectical tension and interrelation.—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
-
Song writes with an adept eye and ear, examining time and rendering the choral and communal, the singularity of human life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Once a year, the editors of New York set out to make the day-to-day task of living in this city easier for our readers — both those who have been here since birth and those who are still discovering (and adjusting to) its peculiarities and price tags.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
-
Reinsdorf noted the peculiarities of the prior hiring process, which took place in March 2020 in the early throes of the COVID-19 pandemic with a limited ability to hold meetings and communicate remotely.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The sudden flood of oxytocin accompanying the onset of the drug produces feelings of emotional communion, oneness, and openness.—
Erica Rex,
STAT,
19 Feb. 2026
-
What’s stripped out at its core—and this is the deepest core of the contemplative traditions—is a non-dual realization of wisdom, an experience of oneness.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Most of the videos are gentle teasing about the idiosyncrasies of working at a bar or retreads of other viral videos.—
Lauren Chapman,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
-
An analysis of the previous plans by the New York Times pointed out some idiosyncrasies in the design, among them, that its grand staircase didn't lead to the ballroom and there was no door on the side facing the staircase.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
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
-
Since becoming president of Taiwan, last May, Lai has asserted Taiwan’s separateness from the mainland and muted his predecessor’s efforts to reassure Beijing.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Jonathan Adler's creations embody a sense of whimsy that fans of his designs flock to for color, joy and a vibrant sense of individuality often lacking in more neutral spaces.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
-
In an era where self-expression and individuality are on-trend, matching furniture sets could not be less welcome.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
There was no immediate word on the identities of the perpetrator or the identify of the person who died.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2026
-
Fleur tells the story of a New York housewife (Berry) who flees America and her husband of 30 years (Csokas) to reinvent herself in Paris as Fleur, an upscale escort and dominatrix carving out her own power and identity.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Uniqueness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uniqueness. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
