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Definition of exceptional : Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior.

Synonyms:

exceeding, surpassing, better, portentous, prodigious, usual, out of sight, stupendous, majestic, awesome, towering, transcendent, olympian, colossal, especial, preeminent, magnificent, standout, special, particular

miraculous, fabulous, remarkable, phenomenal, fantastic, exotic, striking, outstanding, superior, unprecedented, wonderful, wonderous, marvelous, noteworthy, notable, excellent, sensational

mitigated, qualified, albeit, tempered, provisional, limited, conditional, stipulated, notwithstanding, reserved

rare

freakish, quirky, curious, idiosyncratic, uncustomary, bizarre, unusual, different, incongruous, inconsistent, unconventional, funny, aberrant, un-ordinary, odd, divergent, off, crosspatch, crazy, misfit, deviant, outlandish, atypical, oddball, singular, novel, fey, uncommon, deranged, oddity, queer, incompatible, anomalous, improper, mismatch, strange, eccentric, nonconforming, out of the ordinary, untypical, erratic, unique, extraordinary, abnormal, peculiar, irregular, unfamiliar

Usage examples:

• In fact, at the end of the first week she wrote and asked me for the groups of exceptions, and, beginning with the smallest group, which is most exceptional, in a few weeks they could all read. - "Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School", Elizabeth P. Peabody.
• These are exceptional terms in consideration of any risk that you may run. - "The Firm of Girdlestone", Arthur Conan Doyle.
• Sometimes in the case of an exceptional couple, well suited to each other, they really are charming, and then it is the most beautiful marriage conceivable- two young things, starting off hand in hand on life’ s journey, brave- hearted, loving, full of high hopes. - "Modern marriage and how to bear it", Maud Churton Braby.