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Particular

/pəˈtɪkjələ/

A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.

📖 Definitions 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.
"I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do."
3
Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
"I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism."
4
Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
fastidious	Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
peculiarnoun	Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
exceptionalnoun	Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
specificnoun	Explicit or definite.
primarynoun	First or earliest in a group or series.
specialnoun	Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.
itemnoun	A distinct physical object.
finicky	(informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
finical	Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.
detailnoun	An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
especial	Exceptional in importance or significance; special.
fussynoun	Anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
generalnoun	Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
special	Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.
specific	Explicit or definite.
itemnoun	A distinct physical object.
especial	Exceptional in importance or significance; special.
primary	First or earliest in a group or series.
detailnoun	An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
exceptional	Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
careful	Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
fastidious	Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
finicky	(informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
finical	Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.
fussy	Anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.
individualnoun	A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
peculiar	Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
uncommon	Rare; not readily found; unusual.
respective	Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
specificitynoun	The state of being specific rather than general.
personal	Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals
distinctive	Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.
pointnoun	A small dot or mark.