rare

Definition for rare

adjective as in exceptional, infrequent

Strongest matches

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

Weak matches

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

adjective as in precious, excellent

Strongest matches

delicate, exquisite, great, priceless, rich, unique

Weak matches

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

adjective as in not fully cooked

Weak matches

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

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Professor Wolfgang Weisser, from the Technical University of Munich, said metrics that benchmark the adequacy of green infrastructure at a neighbourhood level in relation to human wellbeing were still rare.

From Science Daily

But it’s rarer to get cast members’ unfiltered stances on political or social issues.

From Los Angeles Times

After 15 months I’m still going strong because it turns out I have a rare form of the disease, an oligodendroglioma, that tends to respond better to treatment.

From BBC

A free vote is rare at Westminster, but even with one politicians can never detach themselves entirely from party politics.

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"But it turned out I had a benign brain tumour called a colloid cyst, which is very rare - three in a million."

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