Synonyms for Rare
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Words related to "Rare" (adjective) include uncommon.
Adjective
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
"a rare word" "rare books"
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uncommon
recurring only at long intervals
"a rare appearance" "total eclipses are rare events"
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infrequent
not widely distributed
"rare herbs" "rare patches of green in the desert"
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scarce
having low density
"rare gasses" "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"
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rarefiedrarified
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thin
marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
"what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell "a rare skill" "an uncommon sense of humor" "she was kind to an uncommon degree"
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uncommon
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extraordinary
(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
"rare roast beef"
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raw
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