EXCEPTIONALITY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

exceptionality

noun

as in extraordinariness

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Recent Examples of exceptionality The mania for ancient Greece and Rome is in ample display among the current descendants of the Nazis, the alt-right more than happy to cosplay their fantasy of classical masculinity and racial exceptionality. — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026 And just as Shakespeare relentlessly intensified Lear’s individuality, so did Jobs make each gadget more itself, eschewing generic compromise to magnify exceptionality. — Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025 Folks who show up with Mundell are treated to an even more in-depth backstory on the River Clyde and its supporting role in the enduring exceptionality of Auchentoshan. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

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Noun

And to do two weddings in a finale would've deprived the specialness from both of them.

— Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
Its accessibility only amplifies its specialness.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of specialness

Noun

The Digest ARTnews has revealed the nominees for the 2026 ARTnews Awards, which honor excellence in art at US institutions and galleries.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
That once-every-four-years celebration of youth, beauty, national identity and athletic excellence that brings the world together for a huge party and almost always leaves the host with the mother of all financial hangovers.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of excellence

Noun

But what an imaginative launching pad to interrogate the nature of greatness, the unsatisfactory acknowledgements of one’s own mediocrity, the seemingly unjust parceling out of genius from God.

— Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
Ohtani sealed his reputation for greatness in October in the World Series and will try to replicate that when the Dodgers begin their bid for a three-peat.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of greatness

Noun

What readers are saying The comments on the article discuss the importance and challenges of effective listening, particularly reflective or active listening.

— Maggie Penman, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
The project helped bring attention to regenerative farming and the importance of maintaining a sustainable ecosystem where people and animals can thrive together.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of importance

Noun

Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.

— Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
Paradise Dynasty, Kang Kang, Long Xing Ji, Hui Tou Xiang, Min Min Pie House (and so many more) should all be household names worthy of recognition for their myriad styles and excellency.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024

Definition of excellency

Noun

Chelsea have huge numerical superiority in their own penalty area as Kevin Schade catapults one in from the Brentford left, but only Cole Palmer is in position to contest any second ball out on its edge.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
That result shocked many Germans who had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to prohibit persecution.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of superiority

Noun

And at least a few folks In the peanut gallery recognized her fabulousness.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Making the celebration even sweeter, this year’s festival falls on Father’s Day, so the fruit-forward foodie fete has added some pater-riffic fabulousness.

— Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026

Definition of fabulousness

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