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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | particular, specific |
| Synonyms: | corresponding, each, individual, own, personal, relevant, separate, several, singular, various |
| Antonyms: | indefinite |
| Main Entry: | each |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | every |
| Synonyms: | all, any, exclusive, individual, one by one, particular, personal, piece by piece, respective, separate, several, single, specific, various, without exception |
| Antonyms: | none |
| Main Entry: | individual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distinctive, exclusive |
| Synonyms: | alone, characteristic, definite, diacritic, diagnostic, different, discrete, distinct, especial, express, idiosyncratic, indivisible, lone, odd, only, original, own, particular, peculiar, personal, personalized, proper, reserved, respective, secluded, select, separate, several, single, singular, sole, solitary, special, specific, uncommon, unique, unitary, unusual |
| Antonyms: | common, general, ordinary |
| Main Entry: | mutual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shared, common |
| Synonyms: | associated, bilateral, collective, communal, conjoint, conjunct, connected, convertible, correlative, dependent, give-and-take, given and taken, interactive, interchangeable, interchanged, interdependent, intermutual, joint, partaken, participated, public, reciprocal, reciprocated, related, requited, respective, returned, two-sided, united |
| Notes: | mutual applies to reciprocal relationships between two or more things; if something is held in common, use 'common' instead |
| Antonyms: | detached, dissociated, distinct, separate, unshared |
| Main Entry: | particular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | notable, uncommon |
| Synonyms: | especial, exceptional, exclusive, lone, marked, noteworthy, odd, one, only, peculiar, personal, remarkable, respective, separate, single, singular, sole, solitary, unique, unusual |
| Antonyms: | common, general, ordinary, unimportant, usual |
| Main Entry: | proper |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | individual, personal |
| Synonyms: | characteristic, distinctive, idiosyncratic, own, particular, peculiar, private, respective, special, specific |
| Antonyms: | general |
| Main Entry: | several |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | assorted, various |
| Synonyms: | a few, a lot, any, certain, considerable, definite, different, disparate, distinct, divers, diverse, handful, hardly any, indefinite, individual, infrequent, manifold, many, not many, numerous, only a few, particular, personal, plural, proportionate, quite a few, rare, respective, scant, scanty, scarce, scarcely any, separate, single, small number, some, sparse, special, specific, sundry |
| Notes: | many means being one of a large indefinite number; several means of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many |
| Antonyms: | individual, none, one, single |
| Main Entry: | singular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alone, separate |
| Synonyms: | certain, definite, discrete, exclusive, individual, one, only, particular, respective, single, sole, solitary, solo, unique, unrepeatable |
| Antonyms: | attached, combined, mixed, together |
| Main Entry: | reciprocative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mutual |
| Synonyms: | associated, bilateral, collective, communal, conjoint, conjunct, connected, convertible, correlative, dependent, give-and-take, given and taken, interactive, interchangeable, interchanged, interdependent, intermutual, joint*, partaken, participated, public, reciprocal, reciprocated, related, requited, respective, returned, two-sided, united |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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