Definition & Synonyms of Unique


Synonyms & Definition of Unique

From WordNet 2.0 :

Unique : adj
1: radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn: alone(p), unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled]
2: (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category ... ( more )

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or condition or locality; "a species unique to Australia" [syn: unique(p)]
3: the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions" [syn: singular]
4: highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; "spoke with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising funds"; "a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique dining experience"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

a certain, absolute, almost unheard-of, alone, an, another, any, any one, appropriate, atomic, authentic, avant-garde, azygous, beguiling, bewildering, beyond compare, beyond comparison, breakaway, celibate, characteristic, creative, different, distinctive, distinguished, easily first, either, else, enigmatic, exceptional, exclusive, extraordinary, fabulous, facile princeps, fantastic, fascinating, first and last, firsthand, fresh, idiocratic, idiosyncratic, imaginative, immortal, impair, in character, incomparable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, individual, indivisible, infrequent, inimitable, integral, intrinsic, invincible, irreducible, lone, marked, marvelous, matchless, miraculous, monadic, monistic, new, not that sort, not the same, not the type, novel, nulli secundus, odd, of a sort, of another sort, of sorts, offbeat, one, one and only, only, only-begotten, original, other, other than, otherwise, outlandish, particular, passing strange, peculiar, peerless, phenomenal, prodigious, proper, puzzling, quintessential, rare, recherche, remarkable, revolutionary, scarce, second to none, seldom met with, seldom seen, sensational, separate, simple, single, singular, slow, sole, solid, solitary, solo, sparse, special, strange, striking, stupendous, sui generis, true to form, unanalyzable, unapproachable, unapproached, unbeatable, uncommon, uncustomary, underived, undivided, undreamed-of, unequaled, unexampled, unexcelled, unexpected, unfamiliar, unfrequent, unheard-of, uniform, unimaginable, unitary, unmatchable, unmatched, unordinary, unpaired, unparagoned, unparalleled, unpeered, unprecedented, unrepeatable, unrepeated, unrivaled, unsurpassable, unsurpassed, unthinkable, unthought-of, unusual, unwonted, whole, without equal, without parallel, wonderful, wondrous,

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