| Main Entry: | unwonted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unusual |
Synonyms: |
abnormal, amazing, astonishing, atypic, atypical, awe-inspiring, awesome, bizarre, conspicuous, curious, distinguished, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary, far-out, inconceivable, incredible, memorable, noteworthy, novel, odd*, out of the ordinary, outstanding, phenomenal, prodigious, prominent, queer, rare, refreshing, remarkable, significant, singular, something else, special, strange, surprising, uncommon, unconventional, unexpected, unfamiliar, unique, unordinary, unparalleled, weird* |
| Main Entry: | extraordinary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strange and wonderful |
Synonyms: |
amazing, bizarre, boss*, curious, exceptional, fab, fantastic, flash*, gnarly, heavy*, inconceivable, incredible, marvelous, odd, off beaten path, 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, unwonted, weird, wicked* |
Antonyms: |
common, commonplace, customary, familiar, normal, ordinary, unextraordinary, unsurprising, usual |
| Main Entry: | phenomenal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | astounding, exceptional |
Synonyms: |
extraordinary, fantastic, marvelous, miraculous, outstanding, preternatural, prodigious, rare, remarkable, sensational, singular, substantial, uncommon, unique, unparalleled, unusual, unwonted, wondrous |
Antonyms: |
normal, regular, unexceptional |
| Main Entry: | rare |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exceptional, infrequent |
Synonyms: |
attenuate, attenuated, deficient, extraordinary, few, few and far between, flimsy, inconceivable, isolated, light, limited, occasional, out of the ordinary, rarefied, recherché, scanty, scarce, scattered, seldom, semioccasional, short, singular, sparse, sporadic, strange, subtile, subtle, tenuous, thin, uncommon, unfrequent, unheard of, unimaginable, unique, unlikely, unthinkable, unusual, unwonted |
| Notes: | rare means not widely known or recurring only at long intervals or not widely distributed; scarce means not enough or deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand |
Antonyms: |
common, frequent, regular, typical, usual |
| Main Entry: | remarkable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extraordinary, unusual |
Synonyms: |
arresting, arrestive, conspicuous, curious, distinguished, exceptional, famous, gilt-edged, greatest, important, impressive, marked, miraculous, momentous, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, odd, outstanding, peculiar, phenomenal, preeminent, primo, prominent, rare, salient, signal, significant, singular, smashing, solid, splashy, strange, striking, super, surprising, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unordinary, unwonted, weighty, wicked*, wonderful, world class, zero cool |
Antonyms: |
normal, ordinary, typical, unremarkable, usual |
| Main Entry: | singular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unique, odd |
Synonyms: |
atypical, avant-garde, bizarre, breaking new ground, 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, unordinary, unparalleled, unprecedented, unthinkable, unusual, unwonted, weird |
Antonyms: |
normal, ordinary, regular, usual |
| Main Entry: | unaccountable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not explainable; mysterious |
Synonyms: |
arcane, astonishing, baffling, extraordinary, impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, inscrutable, mystic, odd, peculiar, puzzling, strange, uncommon, unexplainable, unfathomable, unheard-of, unintelligible, unknowable, unusual, unwonted |
Antonyms: |
accountable, comprehensible, explainable, responsible |
| 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, uncustomary, unexpected, unfamiliar, unknown, unorthodox, unprecedented, unusual, unwonted, variant |
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: | unorthodox |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abnormal; other than accepted |
Synonyms: |
beatnik, crazy*, different, dissident, eccentric, far-out, flaky*, heretical, heterodox, irregular, kinky*, nonconformist, off the beaten path, schismatic, sectarian, unconventional, uncustomary, unusual, unwonted, way-out, weird* |
Antonyms: |
conventional, normal, orthodox, standard |