Exceptional and Salient

Exceptional

Exceptional adjective - Being out of the ordinary.
Usage example: an exceptional amount of snow fell in March

Salient and exceptional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Salient" instead an adjective "Exceptional".

Salient

Salient adjective - Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention.
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Synonyms for Salient

Exceptional and salient are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exceptional" instead an adjective "Salient".

Nearby Word: salience
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