UNIQUENESS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

uniqueness

noun

Definition of uniqueness

as in distinctiveness

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Recent Examples of uniqueness Celebrated for its genteel Scandinavian minimalism, the brand embraces a deliberate and elevated design philosophy that captivates with its uniqueness. — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2026 At The Lobby Bar, assistant bar manager, Alessandro Vaira uses the gin’s botanical composition as a way to introduce guests to the uniqueness of the Tuscan terroir. — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Every victory that athletes have achieved in professional sports has come when systems are put into place that recognize and reward the uniqueness of their talent. — Charles Grantham, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Moving beyond basic cost-saving motivations, modern apparel resale is heavily embedded with the thrill of treasure hunting as well as a psychological desire for uniqueness. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 July 2026 Ohtani’s name came up slightly less often — 10 times — perhaps because the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar has a uniqueness that requires more than one tool. — Chad Jennings, New York Times, 16 July 2026 That spirit survives today as Lawrence’s historic Massachusetts Street fights a new battle to keep big chains out and local uniqueness in. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 July 2026 No doubt many other religious institutions have seized on the World Cup with these and other emphases, including evangelizing and otherwise stressing their uniqueness. — Vahe Gregorian july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 The latter just announced the release of two new whiskeys, and both are worth tracking down based on their uniqueness and high quality. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 July 2026

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Noun

America is the ultimate answer to the pogrom, and to the emancipation Europe offered on the condition of relinquishing Jewish ethnic and cultural distinctiveness.

— Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
In a portfolio of consumer brands, each brand's value lies substantially in its distinctiveness.

— Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of distinctiveness

Noun

Part of that acceleration echoes the broader capability debate, including Sam Altman's own claim this summer that AI had already entered the singularity.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
In Kurzweil’s version, the singularity involves an unmistakable break in which machine intelligence overtakes humanity and technological progress becomes impossible to predict.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of singularity

Noun

There was no other identity or activity – only the oneness of creator and His spiritual expression, man.

— Sylvia Messner, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026
Two Ships is thus a narrative for our time, when the aspirational vision of oneness has given way to intractable twoness.

— James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of oneness

Noun

If LRMs can supercharge mathematics research the way AlphaFold did for computational biology, this line of thinking goes, why not embrace them, idiosyncrasies and all, and just verify the results?

— John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 31 July 2026
Nolan said that Odysseus’ idiosyncrasies were challenging to adapt.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of idiosyncrasy

Noun

These immigrants, who first settled the backcountry of Pennsylvania before pushing farther to the western and southern frontier, brought with them a cultural and linguistic separateness that had an immense impact on the speech of the American heartland.

— Valerie Fridland, Big Think, 21 Apr. 2026
Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025

Definition of separateness

Noun

The city’s street style continues to champion weird-but-it-works combinations over predictable formulas, and individuality above all else.

— Kelsey Stewart, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
This, too, was a kind of misapprehension, in that his boss admired him for being so upbeat despite living in such a family when in fact Shigejiro had no individuality at all.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of individuality

Noun

Hence the switch, a year or so after the film’s release, to a stadium now named after the latest in a long line of sponsors that, for all the vital money brought in, have slightly eroded identity.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Meloni is hardly the only world leader to project political identity through wardrobe choices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

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