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Detailed Synonyms for rare in English

rare:

rare adj

  1. rare
  2. rare
  3. rare
  4. rare
    – not widely distributed 1
    rare
    – not widely distributed 1
    • rare adj
      • rare herbs1
      • rare patches of green in the desert1
  5. rare
    – not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness 1
    rare
    – not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness 1
    • rare adj
      • a rare word1
      • rare books1
  6. rare
    – (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside 1
    rare
    – (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside 1
    • rare adj
      • rare roast beef1
  7. rare
    – recurring only at long intervals 1
    rare
    – recurring only at long intervals 1
    • rare adj
      • a rare appearance1
      • total eclipses are rare events1
  8. rare
    – marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind 1
    rare; uncommon
    – marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind 1
    • rare adj
      • what is so rare as a day in June1
      • a rare skill1
    • uncommon adj
      • an uncommon sense of humor1
      • she was kind to an uncommon degree1
  9. rare
    – having low density 1
    rare; rarefied; rarified
    – having low density 1

Related Words for "rare":

  • rareness, rarer, rarest, rarely

Alternate Synonyms for "rare":


Related Definitions for "rare":

  1. not widely distributed1
    • rare herbs1
    • rare patches of green in the desert1
  2. not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness1
    • a rare word1
    • rare books1
  3. (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside1
    • rare roast beef1
  4. recurring only at long intervals1
    • a rare appearance1
    • total eclipses are rare events1
  5. marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind1
    • what is so rare as a day in June1
    • a rare skill1
  6. having low density1
    • rare gasses1

Related Synonyms for rare