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rarest

ADJECTIVE

exceptional, infrequent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extraordinary limited occasional scarce singular strange subtle uncommon unique unlikely unthinkable unusual

WEAK

attenuate attenuated deficient few few and far between flimsy inconceivable isolated light out of the ordinary rarefied recherché scanty scattered seldom semioccasional short sparse sporadic subtile tenuous thin unfrequent unheard of unimaginable unwonted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common commonplace familiar frequent normal ordinary regular standard sufficient usual

WEAK

cheap typical well-done worthless

ADJECTIVE

precious, excellent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicate exquisite great priceless rich unique

WEAK

admirable choice dainty elegant extreme fine incomparable invaluable matchless peerless recherché select superb superlative

Antonyms

STRONGEST

poor serious weak

WEAK

cheap common frequent ordinary regular typical usual well-done worthless

ADJECTIVE

not fully cooked

Synonyms

WEAK

bloody half-cooked half-raw moderately done nearly raw not done rarely done red undercooked underdone

Antonyms

WEAK

cheap common frequent ordinary regular typical usual well-done worthless

Example Sentences

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Many of the news stories highlighted the threat to the unique plants and animals inhabiting the island off the coast of Santa Barbara, from plucky, pint-sized foxes to the rarest pine trees in North America.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s that rarest of investigative-journalism properties: a consistently profitable enterprise that commands the levels of advertising expenditures that have otherwise plunged across traditional TV and informational media writ large.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

A safari in Spain banks on sightings of Europe’s rarest wild cat, which has been brought back from the verge of extinction.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The third case involved covert surveillance at a hen harrier roost in the Yorkshire Dales where investigators captured evidence of a planned attempt to kill one of the UK's rarest birds of prey.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Also, because it came not from Africa, but from some far Eastern land, it was the rarest, and most terrible, somehow.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks