Antonyms of noun singular
1 sense of singular
Sense 1
singular, singular form -- (the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton)
Antonym of plural (Sense 1)
=> plural, plural form -- (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun singular
1 sense of singular
Sense 1
singular, singular form -- (the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton)
=> form, word form, signifier, descriptor -- (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached")
Antonyms of adj singular
6 senses of singular
Sense 1
remarkable, singular -- (unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young")
INDIRECT (VIA extraordinary) -> ordinary -- (not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine")
Sense 2
curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular -- (beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior")
INDIRECT (VIA strange) -> familiar -- (within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences")
Sense 3
singular -- (being a single and separate person or thing; "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?"; "every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"-William James)
INDIRECT (VIA individual) -> common -- (belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community")
Sense 4
singular (vs. plural) -- (composed of one member, set, or kind)
plural (vs. singular) -- (composed of more than one member, set, or kind)
Sense 5
singular (vs. plural) -- (grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit)
plural (vs. singular) -- (grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units)
=> dual -- (a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek")
Sense 6
singular, unique -- (the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions")
INDIRECT (VIA single) -> multiple -- (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit")
Similarity of adj singular
6 senses of singular
Sense 1
remarkable, singular -- (unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young")
=> extraordinary (vs. ordinary) -- (beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature")
Sense 2
curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular -- (beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior")
=> strange (vs. familiar), unusual -- (being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has")
Sense 3
singular -- (being a single and separate person or thing; "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?"; "every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"-William James)
=> individual (vs. common), single -- (being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways")
Sense 4
singular (vs. plural) -- (composed of one member, set, or kind)
Sense 5
singular (vs. plural) -- (grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit)
Sense 6
singular, unique -- (the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions")
=> single (vs. multiple) -- (existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness")
