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Singular

Separate or apart from others; single; distinct.

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Extraordinary 84% connected

Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.

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Extraordinary 84% connected

Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.

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Individual 84% connected

Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.

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Individual 84% connected

Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.

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Single 84% connected

One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.

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Single 84% connected

One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.

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Strange 84% connected

Belonging to another country; foreign.

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Strange 84% connected

Belonging to another country; foreign.

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Unusual 84% connected

Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition.

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Unusual 84% connected

Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition.

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Broader term 1

form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Singularity 74% connected

The quality or state of being singular; some character or quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all, or from most, others; peculiarity.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Singularity 74% connected

The quality or state of being singular; some character or quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all, or from most, others; peculiarity.

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Synonym 9

Curious 92% connected

Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Funny 92% connected

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Odd 92% connected

Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Peculiar 92% connected

One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Queer 92% connected

At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or ac…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Remarkable 92% connected

Worthy of being remarked or noticed; noticeable; conspicuous; hence, uncommon; extraordinary.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rum 92% connected

A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rummy 92% connected

Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Unique 92% connected

Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 2

Plural 94% connected

Relating to, or containing, more than one; designating two or more; as, a plural word.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Plural 94% connected

Relating to, or containing, more than one; designating two or more; as, a plural word.

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