Synonyms for Exceptional (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree):
exceeding, prodigious, surpassing, Olympian
WordNet sense 2 (beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable):
extraordinary
WordNet sense 3 (departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development):
abnormal
WordNet sense 4 (surpassing what is common or usual or expected):
particular, special, especial
WordNet sense 5 (not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind):
uncommon
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