PARTICULARITY Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

particularity

noun

pər-ˌti-kyə-ˈler-ə-tē

Definition of particularity

as in specificity

careful thoroughness of detail with great particularity she described the qualities she's looking for in a boyfriend

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as in fact

a single piece of information I can't comment without knowing the particularities of the case before the court

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as in characteristic

something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind a novel that gets the particularities of life in academia exactly right

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Recent Examples of particularity But then when the setting is Silicon Valley, what about dealing with thorny office politics and the particularities of an immigrant-heavy workforce? — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Training sessions will inevitably be more focused on recovery than tactical work and be affected by the particularities of playing in Europe. — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 3 May 2026 Inside Scoop Moving into lower-ceiling galleries takes us from particularity to universality, the singular to the collective. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 3 May 2026 So did progressive anthropologists, who were finally beginning to understand the particularity, complexity, and, above all, the contemporaneity of tribal cultures. — Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for particularity

Recent Examples of Synonyms for particularity

Noun

On The RealReal, specificity is becoming a shopping strategy.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
That specificity has raised alarms because military personnel, intelligence officials, and contractors have privileged knowledge capable of shifting the value of a contract before the public learns it.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of specificity

Noun

Verify the numbers, name the next step, and let clear facts make the agreement feel safer for everyone involved.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
If the aim, as stated, is to deal an economic blow to Iran, the fact is that the country is already under severe strain.

— Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of fact

Noun

According to the team, each of those characteristics plays out similarly in real fish of various sizes across different ecological niches.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
And most simulants of lunar material are faithful in their geological characteristics, to simulate the lunar surface and its dust, rather than the precise chemistry within.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of characteristic

Noun

Although the book contains a disclaimer saying some facts were changed, Palal argued that names, hotels and other details changed while the central account did not.

— Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Before committing to a course, trip, publication, or larger plan, verify the details that could change your decision.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of detail

Noun

Japan has selected Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s luminously cerebral French-language feature All of a Sudden as its submission for the best international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s latest feature, All Of A Sudden, has been selected as Japan’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of feature

Noun

The centre-back hopes signing for Birmingham will bring out latent leadership qualities.

— Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
None of the lead articles compare firms that adopted these AI processes with otherwise similar firms that did not, on realized strategy quality or long-run performance.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of quality

Noun

This suggests an inherent bias from the LLM's Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback (RLHF) training, where human input inadvertently promotes traits like curiosity.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Craig was extremely productive at Harvard and has NFL-caliber traits with his size, mobility and throw power.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of trait

Noun

Collectively, the launches position sustainability as one performance attribute among several—including comfort, opacity, cooling and durability—rather than as a standalone proposition.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
And Cullen is the reason Optimus Prime retained the attributes fans love so much about that character.

— Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of attribute

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