人一倍|ひといちばいhitoichibai[0]heiban (flat)

1. adverb, no-adjective(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
   レギュラーになるなら、人一倍ひといちばい頑張がんばらなくっちゃ。↗

   If I'm to become a regular, I have to work twice as hard as the rest.

• Synonym格別かくべつNeutralMeans exceptionally special, different from the norm — 「格別の味」, 「格別に扱う」. 「人一倍」 explicitly takes other people as its benchmark.
• Related格段かくだんNeutralRefers to a marked difference in degree, for better or worse — 「格段に進歩」, 「格段に難しい」. 「人一倍」 specifically means more than other people.
• RelatedとびきりCasualColloquial word for something that stands out as top-class; the emphasis is on extremely good quality.
• Related特別とくべつNeutralSimply means special; the most widely used of the group, and it does not stress outdoing others as 「人一倍」 does.
• Related殊にことにWrittenAdverb of written prose meaning especially or above all; it singles out one thing as standing out among many.
• Antonym人並みひとなみNeutralAntonym: being just like everyone else — the opposite of 「人一倍」, which means outdoing other people.
• Antonym平均的へいきんてきNeutralAntonym: average, ordinary — the counterpart of 「人一倍」, which means going beyond the average person.

Use 「人一倍」 for doing or feeling something more than other people, as in 「人一倍努力する」 or 「人一倍寂しがり」. For something exceptionally special say 「格別」, for a marked gap 「格段」, for special in general 「特別」. The opposites are 「人並み」 and 「平均的」.

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1. 普通ふつうの人ひとの倍ばい。普通ふつうの人ひと以上いじょうであるさま。