exceptional

exceptional: exceptional, exceptionable, although not synonyms, are liable to confusion.

Something is exceptional which is itself an exception, and so is out of the ordinary, being either extraordinary or unusual

{
this is an exceptional opportunity
}

{
the bath was habitual in the twelfth century and exceptional at the Renaissance— Henry Adams
}

Something is exceptionable to which exception may be taken (that is, to which an objection may be made) and which is therefore displeasing or offensive to others

{
there was nothing exceptionable in his comment
}

{
this is something of a tour de force, in which the only exceptionable thing is a schoolboy brand of mild vulgarity— Times Lit. Sup.
}

Analogous words: outstanding, remarkable, *noticeable, conspicuous, prominent, salient, signal: rare, *infrequent, uncommon, scarce: singular, unique, *strange: anomalous, *irregular

Antonyms: common (sense 3): average

Contrasted words: ordinary, familiar, popular, vulgar (see COMMON)

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Synonyms:

Irregular, unusual, rare, uncommon, unnatural, peculiar, anomalous, abnormal, aberrant, exceptive

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exceptional — ex‧cep‧tion‧al [ɪkˈsepʆnəl] adjective 1. ACCOUNTING an exceptional cost etc is one that does not occur regularly: • a $34 million exceptional restructuring charge 2. very good, or much better than usual: • The last decade produced exceptional… … Financial and business terms
excepţional — EXCEPŢIONÁL, Ă, excepţionali, e, adj. 1. Care face, care constituie o excepţie, care iese din comun; deosebit. 2. Foarte bun, excelent, extraordinar, remarcabil, grozav (3). ♦ (Adverbial; cu determinări introduse prin prep. de , formează… … Dicționar Român
exceptional — exceptional, exceptionable These adjectives relate to different meanings of exception. Exceptional means ‘unusual, not typical’, i.e. ‘forming an exception’ in a favourable sense: • Schizophrenes are often held to be people of exceptional charm D … Modern English usage
Exceptional — Ex*cep tion*al, a. [Cf. F. exceptionnel.] Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior. Lyell. [1913 Webster] This particular spot had exceptional advantages. Jowett (Th. ) {Ex*cep tion*al*ly}, adv … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exceptional — [adj1] irregular aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, deviant, distinct, extraordinary, inconsistent, infrequent, notable, noteworthy, odd, peculiar, phenomenal, rare, remarkable, scarce, singular, special, strange, uncommon, uncustomary,… … New thesaurus
exceptional — [ek sep′shə nəl, iksep′shə nəl] adj. 1. constituting, or occurring as, an exception; not ordinary or average; esp., much above average in quality, ability, etc. [exceptional talents ] ☆ 2. needing special attention or presenting a special problem … English World dictionary
exceptional — index atypical, best, extraordinary, individual, infrequent, irregular (not usual), notable, noteworthy … Law dictionary
exceptional — 1846, from EXCEPTION (Cf. exception) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: exceptionally … Etymology dictionary
exceptional — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unusual; not typical. 2) unusually good. DERIVATIVES exceptionally adverb … English terms dictionary
exceptional — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ remain ▪ consider sb/sth ▪ The teacher considers Jamie s performance truly exceptional. ▪ do sth A … Collocations dictionary

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