Synonyms for rare

Other words for “rare”, grouped by meaning.

We found 8 synonyms for “rare”. The most common are uncommon, infrequent, scarce, rarefied, rarified.

adjective not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

adjective recurring only at long intervals

adjective not widely distributed

Similarscarce

adjective having low density

Similarthin

adjective marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind

adjective (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside

Similarraw

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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