Synonyms and Antonyms of singular
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being out of the ordinary
- the novelist's singular command of the language makes her a compelling voice in contemporary fiction
aberrant, aberrated, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, especial, exceeding, exceptional, extraordinaire, extraordinary, freak, odd, peculiar, phenomenal, preternatural, rare, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted
conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, salient, striking
bizarre, deviant, eccentric, freakish, monstrous, oddball, outlandish, quaint, strange, weird
incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unimaginable, unthinkable
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noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
- appearing on the game show has been the most singular experience of my life
curious, extraordinary, funny, odd, offbeat, out-of-the-way, peculiar, queer, rare, strange, unaccustomed, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, weird
bizarre, eccentric, far-out, kooky (also kookie), oddball, outlandish, outré, way-out
aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular
newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special
3
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
- preserving our national heritage is not a singular responsibility but our collective duty
idiomatic, individual, individualized, particular, patented, peculiar, personal, personalized, private, privy, separate, subjective, unique
characteristic, distinctive, intimate
identifying, idiosyncratic
especial, express, special, specific
independent, nonconformist, self-directed, self-sufficient
custom, customized, specialized
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being the one or ones of a class with no other members
- this crime was a singular case, and using it as a reason for revising the criminal code would be ill-advised
