Top synonyms for “rare”: rarefied, rarified, uncommon, extraordinary, infrequent, raw, scarce, thin, and 1 more below.
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- (adjective)not widely distributed“rare herbs”
- (adjective)not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness“a rare word”
- (adjective)(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside“rare roast beef”
- (adjective)recurring only at long intervals“a rare appearance”
- (adjective)marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind“what is so rare as a day in June”
- (adjective)having low density“rare gasses”
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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Common synonyms for "rare" include rarefied, rarified, uncommon, extraordinary, infrequent, raw. Our thesaurus lists 9 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "rare" mean?
not widely distributed Example: "rare herbs"
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