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Not of a regular occurrence

Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected

Unusually good or remarkable

Not fully cooked

Inconceivable or mind-boggling

Limited or insufficient in quantity

(US, informal, dated) The best of its kind or class

(of a species) In danger of extinction

Of the greatest possible degree, amount or extent

Not explainable by physical laws

Delicious and pleasing to taste

Not important or well known

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Adjective

Not of a regular occurrence

uncharacteristic

out of the common

out of the ordinary

few and far between

thin on the ground

in short supply

seldom met with

once in a blue moon

as scarce as hens' teeth

on-again-off-again

in fits and starts

in bits and pieces

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“Whenever he takes a rare break from work, he spends his spare time engaging in cross-fit training.”

Adjective

Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected

out of the ordinary

uncharacteristic

unrepresentative

out of the common

few and far between

out of this world

ground-breaking

incomprehensible

off the beaten track

never to be forgotten

thin on the ground

state-of-the-art

breaking new ground

individualistic

personalized^US

personalised^UK

out in left field

off beaten path

like nothing on earth

forward-looking

world-shattering

without precedent

never before encountered

under suspicion

not quite right

open to question

unsubstantiated

weird and wonderful

open to suspicion

unrecognized^US

unrecognised^UK

beyond comprehension

beyond understanding

not tightly wrapped

very unconventional

potentially illegal

potentially dishonest

subject to debate

inconsequential

of doubtful honesty

hard to swallow

potentially dangerous

potentially false

beyond all reason

out of all reason

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“The rally resulted in a rare moment of national joy, and engendered hope about the future of the country.”

Adjective

Unusually good or remarkable

without parallel

out of the ordinary

beyond comparison

in a class of its own

worth its weight in gold

of incalculable value

of incalculable worth

of inestimable value

of inestimable worth

of immeasurable value

of immeasurable worth

out of this world

worthy of attention

too good to be true

in a league of its own

top of the line

top of the range

beyond description

attention-grabbing

in a class of one's own

in a class by itself

ground-breaking

of the first water

of the first order

inestimably precious

without an equal

one-in-a-million

earth-shattering

carrying a lot of weight

worth a king's ransom

extremely helpful

extremely useful

vitally important

of great consequence

of the utmost importance

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“Deakin was a rare talent who made the commonplace magical and powerful.”

Adjective

Not fully cooked

“I like my steak rare, my lamb pink, my pork with a little blush on it, and my chicken juicy.”

Adjective

Inconceivable or mind-boggling

incomprehensible

inapprehensible

beyond one's wildest dreams

not understandable

beyond the realm of reason

hard to swallow

out of the question

beyond the bounds of possibility

highly unlikely

beyond possibility

difficult to believe

imcomprehensible

scarcely credible

extremely implausible

extremely unlikely

extremely doubtful

extremely difficult to believe

not in the least likely

not to be thought of

out of the ordinary

won't hold water

unpronounceable

hard to believe

not able to hold water

out-of-this-world

self-contradictory

too sacred for words

beggaring description

beyond description

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Adjective

Limited or insufficient in quantity

in short supply

hard to come by

thin on the ground

few and far between

barely sufficient

inconsequential

not to be had for love or money

in great demand

out of the common

not to be had for love nor money

scarcer than hen's teeth

in the minority

out of the ordinary

scarce as hen's teeth

rare as hen's teeth

thinly distributed

too little too late

seldom met with

on the small side

coming up short

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Adjective

(US, informal, dated) The best of its kind or class

top-of-the-line

of high quality

of the highest quality

of the highest standard

of the first water

out of this world

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

of the highest order

of the first order

of a high standard

top of the line

top of the range

carefully chosen

in a class all by itself

highest quality

too good to be true

above and beyond

of highest order

worthy of admiration

worthy of commendation

top-of-the-range

the dog's bollocks

out-of-this-world

state-of-the-art

better than usual

of the best quality

better than average

deserving congratulations

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Adjective

(of a species) In danger of extinction

Adjective

Of the greatest possible degree, amount or extent

Adjective

Not explainable by physical laws

Adjective

Delicious and pleasing to taste

pleasant-tasting

out of this world

deliciously light

deliciously tender

melt-in-your-mouth

highly-flavoured

highly flavored

thirst-quenching

highly seasoned

highly-seasoned

strongly flavoured

sharp-flavoured

highly flavoured

strong-flavored

full of flavour

fit to be eaten

fit for human consumption

fit for consumption

fit to be consumed

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Adjective

Not important or well known

unrecognised^UK

unrecognized^US

inconsequential

undistinguished

marginalized^US

marginalised^UK

taken for granted

out in the cold

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