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rare
adjective as in exceptional, infrequent
Strongest matches
extraordinary, limited, occasional, scarce, singular, strange, subtle, uncommon, unique, unlikely, unthinkable, unusual
Weak matches
attenuate, attenuated, deficient, few, few and far between, flimsy, inconceivable, isolated, light, out of the ordinary, rarefied, recherché, scanty, scattered, seldom, semioccasional, short, sparse, sporadic, subtile, tenuous, thin, unfrequent, unheard of, unimaginable, unwonted
adjective as in precious, excellent
adjective as in not fully cooked
Weak matches
bloody, half-cooked, half-raw, moderately done, nearly raw, not done, rarely done, red, undercooked, underdone
Example Sentences
But such extreme conditions are rare and individual homeowners can take steps to gird themselves against more-common wildfires.
The successful prosecution of a drug dealer for an overdose death is relatively rare, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt.
The Trump administration is impeding the National Institutes of Health-backed science that enabled treatment of retinoblastoma, a rare childhood eye cancer.
Nevertheless, the US "is open to discussing partnerships in this sector" that align with the executive order aimed at making the US a "leading producer and processor of non-fuel minerals, including rare earth minerals".
"Most research has been conducted in cohorts with too few individuals thus lacking statistical power to uncover the rarer associations," he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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