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What is a synonym for exception?

Updated: 9/19/2023
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12y ago

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It depends on the context.

Exceptional as out of the ordinary, e.g. the heat was exceptional :

abnormal, unusual, atypical

Exceptional in ability:

outstanding, prodigious, remarkable

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11y ago

The verb except : exclude, omit, shun, leave out, reject

The preposition except: barring, besides, save, without

The conjuction except (if it were not for) : excluding, save

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13y ago

Most times, "exceptional" is used as a positive adjective. But it can be used for a negative or even descriptions without a positive or negative emotion or judgement, too.

Positive synonyms for "exceptional" include:

  • extraordinary
  • notable
  • noteworthy
  • phenomenal
  • remarkable
  • unimaginable
  • unique
  • rare
  • scarce
  • singular
  • special
  • unimaginable
  • unprecedented
  • distinct

Negative synonyms for "exceptional" include:

  • aberrant
  • abnormal
  • anomalous
  • atypical
  • deviant
  • inconsistent
  • infrequent
  • odd
  • peculiar
  • strange
  • unimaginable

Synonyms without a positive or negative emotion or judgement:

  • uncommon
  • uncustomary
  • unheard-of
  • unordinary
  • unthinkable
  • unusual
  • distinct
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12y ago

special case, freak, anomaly, inconsistency, deviation, oddity, peculiarity, irregularity

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