particular

The word “particular” has 4 syllables: par-tic-u-lar

It's pronounced as /pərˈtɪkjələr/

What is synonym and antonym for particular?

In the thesaurus, “particular” has 202 synonyms and 97 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for particular along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for particular

abundant
accurate
appropriate
article
aspect
belonging
blow-by-blow
bottom line
brass tacks
captious
careful
carping
case
caviling
cavilling
chapter and verse
characteristic
choicy
choosey
choosy
circumstance
circumstantial
clocklike
clue
complete
component
comprehensive
constituent
copious
correct
critical
cue
custom
customized
dainty
database
datum
delicate
delineated
demanding
descriptive
detail
detailed
discerning
discriminating
distinct
distinctive
division
elaborate
element
encyclopedic
entire
enumerated
especial
evidence
exact
exacting
exceptional
exclusive
exhausting
exhaustive
exhibit
explicit
express
facet
fact
factor
facts of life
fastidious
faultfinding
feature
finical
finicking
finicky
full
fussbudget
fussbudgety
fussy
gospel
graphic
graphical
hard to please
hypercritical
hyperfastidious
identifying
idiomatic
idiosyncratic
in-depth
inclusionary
inclusive
independent
individual
individualized
information
ingredient
insightful
intimate
intrinsic
inventoried
item
itemized
judicious
know
knowledge
knowledgeable
limited
listed
local
lone
lowdown
marked
member
meticulous
minute
nice
nicety
niminy-piminy
nit-picking
nitty-gritty
nonconformist
noteworthy
numerated
nuts and bolts
object
odd
old-maidish
omnibus
one
only
overcritical
overdemanding
painstaking
panoramic
part
particle
particularity
particularized
partition
patented
peculiar
peevish
pernickety
persnickety
personal
personalized
petulant
picky
picture
picturesque
piece
point
portion
precise
prickly
prim
prissy
private
privy
punctilious
queasy
queazy
remarkable
replete
respective
rough
rundown
scoop
score
scrupulous
section
segment
selective
self-directed
self-sufficient
separate
sharp
single
singular
sole
solitary
special
speciality
specialized
specific
specification
specified
squeamish
stickler
story
stuff
subjective
thing
thorough
thoroughgoing
topical
touchy
tough
ultrafastidious
unique
unusual
vivid
whole story

Antonyms for particular

abbreviated
abridged
affable
aggregate
ambiguous
breezy
brief
broad
carefree
combined
common
compact
compendious
composite
compound
concise
conglomerate
crisp
curtailed
cut
devil-may-care
easy
entirety
error
fallacy
falsehood
flexible
general
generality
generic
happy-go-lucky
imprecise
inaccuracy
indefinite
indeterminate
indifferent
indiscriminate
indiscriminating
inexact
lackadaisical
laid-back
lax
lenient
like
loose
low-pressure
misconception
misstatement
mixed
myth
nebulous
nonchalant
nondescript
nonselective
nonspecific
normal
ordinary
overall
permissive
pithy
popular
prevailing
prevalent
pruned
public
regular
relaxed
shared
short
shortened
similar
sketchy
standard
succinct
sum
summary
summation
terse
together
total
totality
trimmed
typical
uncritical
undemanding
undiscriminating
unfastidious
unfussy
unimportant
united
universal
unselective
unspecified
usual
vague
whole
widespread

Meanings of particular

noun
1. A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
2. A person's own individual case.
3. (chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.).
adjective
1. Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
2. Specific; discrete; concrete.
3. Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
4. Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
5. Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
6. Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious.
7. Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
8. Containing a part only; limited.
9. Holding a particular estate.
10. Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.

Example Sentences

She has a particular way of organizing her desk that helps her stay focused.
He was particular about the type of coffee beans he bought.
They were looking for a particular style of furniture to match their living room decor.
The particular details of the story made it more intriguing.
I have no particular preference for where we eat tonight.

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