Exceptional
Exceptional adjective - Being out of the ordinary.
Startling and exceptional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Startling" instead an adjective "Exceptional".
Startling
Startling adjective - Causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness.
Exceptional and startling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exceptional" instead an adjective "Startling".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- brilliant and exceptional
- brilliant and startling
- sensational and exceptional
- sensational and startling
- wonderful and exceptional
- wonderful and startling
- remarkable and exceptional
- remarkable and startling
- striking and exceptional
- striking and startling
- outstanding and exceptional
- outstanding and startling
- extraordinary and exceptional
- extraordinary and startling
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