Exceptional
Exceptional adjective - Being out of the ordinary.
Original and exceptional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Original" instead an adjective "Exceptional".
Original
Original adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Exceptional and original are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exceptional" instead an adjective "Original".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- special and exceptional
- special and original
- prime and exceptional
- prime and original
- distinctive and exceptional
- distinctive and original
- particular and exceptional
- particular and original
- eccentric and exceptional
- eccentric and original
- unique and exceptional
- unique and original
- unusual and exceptional
- unusual and original
Both words in one sentence
- The original Suicide Squad was a WWII unit simply composed of notable or exceptional soldiers.
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Game of Death: The guardians of the pagoda in the original version have exceptional skills and are thought to be undefeatable.
Source: Defeating the Undefeatable - Metroid: Zero Mission, for 90% of the duration, is an exceptional remake that both honours and goes above and beyond the original game.
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