unique

Examples

• All

• I intentionally try to understand each patient's or family's unique story and circumstances.

  Academic text (2011)

• Most of the students were able to appreciate the unique university environment with a positive attitude.

  Academic text (2011)

• That means the set of those lines is unique to the target.

• And there is something quite unique about black history.

  Harvard University

• This is a unique and wonderful moment.

  Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)

• Just as all students are unique, each class of students has a unique group dynamic.

  Academic text (2011)

• I think British people have a very unique sense of humour.

  Chris Williamson

• Lived in England, so this is a unique opportunity to come down to support the lads.

  David Beckham: Infamous (2022)

• 'This is a unique moment 'in the history of space exploration.

  The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

• I am so blessed to have two unique sons.

  Take the Night (2022)

Synonyms

S

special

vsunique

∞ 1.0

Made for a particular person, purpose, or occasion

is strictly about being the lone example not just being different or made for someone

U

unprecedented

vsunique

235 6.3

Has never happened before

is about being the only example rather than being new in time

O

one of a kind

vsunique

66 3.6

Only one thing or person like it exists

is used for items that exist only in a specific place or group

O

one and only

vsunique

65 3.9

A single person or thing that is special and has no equal

is the neutral adjective for being the sole example without added emphasis

U

unparalleled

vsunique

38 6.7

Better than anything else in quality or size

is about being the sole example rather than degree of quality

S

singular

vsunique

34 5.6

The only one of its kind

is about plain sole existence rather than being especially outstanding

P

peculiar

vsunique

18 4.2

A feature that belongs only to one person, group, or place

is about sole existence across situations rather than just local distinctiveness

I

idiosyncratic

vsunique

17 8.1

A way of thinking or behaving that is unusual and particular to one person

is about being the only example rather than personal peculiarity

S

sui generis

vsunique

• Formal

1 9.9

One of a kind and unlike anything else

is about being the only instance rather than forming a separate class

M

monotypic

vsunique

• Specialized

9.9

Having only one species or kind in a group

is the broader adjective for sole existence beyond technical group labels

Antonyms

C

common

797 1.0

Happening often or seen in many places

O

ordinary

683 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

Compounds

U

unique experience

8 3.8

A one-of-a-kind event or moment that you cannot have again

U

unique approach

3 3.7

A different way of doing something that no one else uses

U

unique blend

2 3.9

A special mix of flavors and qualities that makes something different

U

unique identifier

• Specialized

2 3.8

A code, number or name that stands for one record in a system

U

unique flair

1 3.9

A special style that makes someone or something stand out

U

unique trait

1 3.7

A quality that makes a person or thing stand out

U

unique dialect

7.3

A way of speaking a language in one place that is different from other places

U

unique biotope

• Specialized

9.0

An area with plants and animals that live only there

U

unique gruit

• Archaic

9.9

A beer brewed with a mix of herbs and spices instead of hops

U

unique life story

4.1

The personal experiences and events that make someone different from others

U

unique rhymery

• Literature

9.9

A special way of making rhymes that makes a writer's lines sound different

How Unique

one of a kind

66 3.6

unique

∞ 3.5

distinct

168 3.5

non-unique

4.5

common

797 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology