adjective · academic
unique
/juːˈniːk/u·NIQUE
being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else; distinctive
Examples
“The study provides a unique insight into rural livelihoods.”
“Each culture has unique practices that deserve study.”
“The island's biodiversity is unique in the region.”
Band 8 sentence
“A unique contribution of this paper is its longitudinal dataset, which allows us to track outcomes over three decades.”
Collocations
- unique contribution
- unique insight
- unique feature
Word family
Common mistakes
This method is very unique.→This method is unique.
The result is uniquely important and useful.→The result is uniquely important.
It is unique idea.→It is a unique idea.
Say it for a higher band
5different→6special→7+unique
Synonyms
distinctive
singular
Easily confused
distinctive
“The band's sound was distinctive and easy to recognise.”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In Sublist 7
Learn it with its set