exclusive

adj.独有的,排外的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
exclusive (adjective)
1.
a) or having power to - excluding exclude
b) limiting or limited to possession, control, or use by a single individual or group
2.
a) excluding others from participation
b) snobbishly aloof
3.
a) accepting or soliciting only a socially restricted patronage (as of the upper class)
b) - stylish fashionable
c) restricted in distribution, use, or appeal because of expense
4.
a) - single sole exclusive jurisdiction
b) - whole undivided his exclusive attention
exclusive (noun)
something exclusive as
a) a news story at first released to or reported by only one source
b) an exclusive right (as to sell a particular product in a certain area)
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
exclusive (adjective)
1.
belonging only to the one person, unit, or group named
SYNONYMS:
exclusive, single, unshared
RELATED WORDS:
proprietary; personal, private
NEAR ANTONYMS:
common, communal, conjoint, cooperative, joint, multiple, mutual, pooled, public, shared, united
nonexclusive
exclusive (adjective)
2.
not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern
SYNONYMS:
all, concentrated, entire, exclusive, focused ( focussed), undivided
RELATED WORDS:
absolute, complete, full, lump, teetotal, thorough, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unqualified, utter; comprehensive, intact, integral, perfect, unbroken
NEAR ANTONYMS:
deficient, fragmental, fragmentary, halfway, incomplete, partial
diffuse, divided, scattered
exclusive (adjective)
3.
appealing to affluent consumers
SYNONYMS:
exclusive, high-end, upmarket
RELATED WORDS:
elegant, fashionable, posh; extravagant, ostentatious, showy; deluxe, lavish, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, plush, sumptuous; costly, expensive
NEAR ANTONYMS:
cheap, inexpensive
dime-store, discount, down-market, downscale, low-end
exclusive (adjective)
4.
being in the latest or current fashion
SYNONYMS:
à la mode ( a la mode), au courant, chic, cool, exclusive, fashionable, fresh, happening, hip, in, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, supercool, swell, swish, trendy, voguish
RELATED WORDS:
downtown, edgy, funky; dapper, dashing, dressy, kicky, natty, rakish, sassy, saucy, spiffy, spruce; chichi, classy, flossy, haute ( haut), nobby, posh, ritzy, soigné ( soignée), swank ( swanky); elegant, graceful, handsome, majestic, refined, sophisticated, stately, tasteful, understated; doggish, doggy, flashy, gallant; dandyish, dudish, foppish; ultrachic, ultracool, ultrahip, ultraposh, ultrasmart, ultrasophisticated
NEAR ANTONYMS:
cheesy, tacky, unattractive, unbecoming; graceless, inelegant, tasteless, trashy, unhandsome; frowsy ( frowzy), sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy; disheveled ( dishevelled), messy, mussy, rumpled, wrinkled; shabby, sleazy
dowdy, out, outmoded, styleless, unchic, uncool, unfashionable, unmodish, unstylish
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