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exclusive

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of EXCLUSIVE

belonging only to the one person, unit, or group named <residents of the apartment complex have exclusive use of the pool>

Synonyms exclusive, single, unshared

Related Words proprietary; personal, private

Near Antonyms common, communal, conjoint, cooperative, joint, multiple, mutual, pooled, public, shared, united

Antonyms nonexclusive

not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern <during interviews she always gives the job applicant her exclusive attention>

Synonyms all, concentrated, entire, exclusive, focused (also focussed), undivided

Near Antonyms deficient, fragmental, fragmentary, halfway, incomplete, partial

Antonyms diffuse, divided, scattered

appealing to affluent consumers <a section of the city where the exclusive boutiques and fashionable restaurants are concentrated>

Synonyms exclusive, high-end, upmarket

Near Antonyms cheap, inexpensive

Antonyms dime-store, discount, down-market, downscale, low-end

being in the latest or current fashion <an exclusive designer gown of the sort that shows up on red carpets>

Synonyms à la mode (also a la mode), au courant, chic, cool [slang], exclusive, fashionable, fresh [slang], happening, hip, in, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, supercool, swell, swish, trendy, voguish

Near Antonyms cheesy, tacky, unattractive, unbecoming; graceless, inelegant, tasteless, trashy, unhandsome; frowsy (or frowzy), sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy; disheveled (or dishevelled), messy, mussy, rumpled, wrinkled; shabby, sleazy

Antonyms dowdy, out, outmoded, styleless, unchic, uncool, unfashionable, unmodish, unstylish

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