Related Searches
on Ask.com
unprecedented - 14 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | unprecedented |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exceptional, original |
| Synonyms: | aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, bizarre, eccentric, exotic, extraordinary, fantastic, freakish, idiosyncratic, marvelous, miraculous, modern, new, newfangled, novel, odd, out-of-the-way*, outlandish, preternatural, prodigious, remarkable, signal, singular, uncommon, unheard-of, unique, unparalleled, unrivaled, unusual, outré, sui generis, unexampled |
| Antonyms: | known, unexceptional, usual, unremarkable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
| Main Entry: | extraordinary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strange and wonderful |
| Synonyms: | amazing, bizarre, boss*, curious, exceptional, fantastic, flash*, gnarly*, heavy*, inconceivable, incredible, marvelous, odd, out of the ordinary, outstanding, particular, peculiar, phenomenal, rare, remarkable, singular, special, strange, stupendous, surprising, terrific, uncommon, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unimaginable, unique, unprecedented, unthinkable, unusual, weird, wicked*, fab, off beaten path, unwonted |
| Antonyms: | common, commonplace, customary, familiar, normal, ordinary, usual, unextraordinary, unsurprising |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unheard-of |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unique, obscure |
| Synonyms: | exceptional, inconceivable, nameless, new, novel, outlandish, preposterous, rare, shocking, singular, unbelievable, unfamiliar, unknown, unlikely, unprecedented, unsung, unusual, little-known, undiscovered, unrenowned |
| Antonyms: | familiar, normal, usual |
| Main Entry: | unparalleled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superlative |
| Synonyms: | all-time*, alone, champion, consummate, exceptional, incomparable, matchless, most, nonpareil, only, peerless, rare, single, singular, ten*, unequaled, unique, unmatched, unprecedented, unrivaled, unsurpassed, winner, beyond compare, champ, greatest, solid gold, tops, without equal, world-class |
| Antonyms: | inferior, lower, second-rate, surpassable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | one-of-a-kind |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unique example |
| Synonyms: | distinctive, rare, special, unequaled, unique, unparalleled, unprecedented, unrivaled, in a class by itself |
| Antonyms: | common, similar |
| Main Entry: | exceptional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irregular |
| Synonyms: | aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, deviant, distinct, extraordinary, inconsistent, infrequent, notable, noteworthy, odd, peculiar, phenomenal, rare, remarkable, scarce, singular, special, strange, uncommon, unheard-of, unimaginable, unique, unprecedented, unthinkable, unusual, uncustomary, unordinary |
| Notes: | egregious means conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; exceptional means well above average or surpassing what is common or usual or expected exceptional means 'exceeding the ordinary or expected'; exceptionable refers to something 'liable to objection or rejection' |
| Antonyms: | common, conventional, expected, general, normal, ordinary, regular, unexceptional, usual |
| Main Entry: | singular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unique, odd |
| Synonyms: | atypical, avant-garde, bizarre, conspicuous, cool*, curious, eccentric, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary, loner, noteworthy, original, out-of-the-way, outlandish, outstanding, peculiar, prodigious, puzzling, queer, rare, remarkable, special, strange, uncommon, unimaginable, unparalleled, unprecedented, unthinkable, unusual, weird, breaking new ground, unordinary, unwonted |
| Antonyms: | normal, ordinary, regular, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | original |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fresh, new |
| Synonyms: | creative, fertile, formative, imaginative, ingenious, innovative, inspiring, inventive, novel, productive, quick, ready, resourceful, seminal, sensitive, unconventional, unprecedented, untried, unusual, avant garde, breaking new ground, causal, causative, conceiving, demiurgic, devising, envisioning, generative, innovational, innovatory, originative |
| Antonyms: | borrowed, hackneyed, old, used, worn |
| Main Entry: | unaccustomed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | new, strange |
| Synonyms: | alien, altered, bizarre, different, eccentric, exceptional, exotic, foreign, imported, novel, out of the ordinary, outlandish, quaint, remarkable, singular, special, surprising, uncommon, unconventional, unexpected, unfamiliar, unknown, unorthodox, unprecedented, unusual, variant, uncustomary, unwonted |
| Antonyms: | customary, normal, usual |
| Main Entry: | uncommon |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wonderful, exceptional |
| Synonyms: | distinctive, extraordinary, incomparable, inimitable, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, rare, remarkable, singular, special, superior, unimaginable, unique, unparalleled, unprecedented, unthinkable, unwonted |
| Antonyms: | bad, imperfect, poor |
| Main Entry: | unique |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | one-of-a-kind; without equal |
| Synonyms: | anomalous, best, exceptional, extraordinary, far-out*, incomparable, inimitable, matchless, most, nonpareil, novel, only, peerless, rare, singular, special, strange, uncommon, unequaled, unimaginable, unmatched, unparalleled, unprecedented, unreal, unrivaled, utmost, weird*, primo, something else, standout, unexampled, unparagoned |
| Antonyms: | like, similar, standard, trite |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unsuspected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective2 |
| Definition: | unknown |
| Synonyms: | improbable, unprecedented, inconceived |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
| Main Entry: | rarity |
| Part of Speech: | noun, noun1, noun2 |
Related
Adjectives: |
light, cavernous, compressible, few, fine, flimsy, infrequent, rare, rare as a blue diamond, rarefied, scarce, slight, spongy, subtile, tenuous, thin, uncompact, uncompressed, unfrequent, unprecedented, unsubstantial, virtu
|
| Main Entry: | unlikeness |
| Part of Speech: | |
Related
Adjectives: |
anomalous, as different as Macedon and Monmouth, as different as chalk from cheese, as like a dock as a daisy, cast in a different mold, disparate, dissimilar, diversified, far from it, new, no such thing, nothing of the kind, novel, of a different kind, original, quite another thing, unique, unlike, unmatched, unprecedented, very like a whale
|
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
