special

[spesh-uhl] / ˈspɛʃ əl /

ADJECTIVE

distinguished, distinctive; important in own way

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate certain different exceptional exclusive extraordinary individual limited main major memorable particular peculiar personal primary proper rare significant specialized specific unique unusual

STRONG

best characteristic chief choice express first gala set smashing sole

WEAK

defined definite designated determinate earmarked especial festive marked momentous out of the ordinary red-letter reserved restricted select uncommon unreal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK common commonplace conventional familiar general improper indefinite insignificant like minor normal ordinary regular secondary similar standard uncertain unimportant unlimited unnoteworthy unrestricted unsuitable usual

STRONG

least worst

WEAK

indistinctive undistinguished

Example Sentences

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It took the introduction of a special “sports passport” to open up that path.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company on Monday said it had formed a special committee to review and recommend strategic alternatives.

From The Wall Street Journal

"In particular, pressures in services that councils have strict legal obligations to provide, such as adults' and children's social care, special educational needs and disabilities and homelessness are continuing to grow," he said.

From BBC

“In most cases, these things are just prompt engineering. It’s very sophisticated engineering, but it’s not like they are making a special new tech.”

From MarketWatch

The bank will lend against a special entity holding loans as collateral, and it will lend out only a portion of the underlying collateral’s value, for example.

From The Wall Street Journal

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