particular

/pɚtˈɪkjəlɚ/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. unique or specific to a person or thing or category
   “the particular demands of the job”
2. separate and distinct from others of the same group or category
   “interested in one particular artist”
3. surpassing what is common or usual or expected
   “he paid especial attention to her”
4. first and most important
   “his special interest is music”
5. exacting especially about details
   “a finicky eater”
6. providing specific details or circumstances
   “a particular description of the room”

noun

1. a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
   “he always reasons from the particular to the general”
2. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
   “it was perfect in all details”
3. (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class

Synonyms for particular

• peculiar
• special
• specific
• especial
• exceptional
• uncommon
• primary
• finical
• finicky
• fussy
• picky
• fastidious
• careful
• detail
• item
• particular proposition

Antonyms of particular

• general
• universal

Words that rhyme with particular

• perpendicular
• extracurricular
• testicular
• vehicular