unusual

adjectives

not usual or common or ordinary
"a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"
unusual
is derived from
unusualness
antonym
usual
is similar to
differing from all others; not ordinary
"advertising that strives continually to be different"; "this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it"
different
is similar to
(of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials
"an ambassador extraordinary"
extraordinary
is similar to
not easily explained
"it is odd that his name is never mentioned"
odd
is similar to
out of the ordinary
"out-of-the-way information"
out-of-the-way
is similar to
markedly different from the usual
"a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf
peculiar
is similar to
not customary or usual
"an unaccustomed pleasure"; "many varieties of unaccustomed foods"; "a new budget of unaccustomed austerity"
unaccustomed
is similar to
highly unusual or rare but not the single instance
"spoke with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising funds"; "a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique dining experience"
unique
see also
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
"uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability"
uncommon
is an attribute of
commonness by virtue of not being unusual
usualness
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
"a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
strange, unusual
is derived from
unusualness
not commonly encountered
"two-career families are no longer unusual"
unusual
is derived from
unusualness
is similar to
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
"uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability"
uncommon