rare find
Collector's prized acquisition
A rare find is something valuable or desirable that's uncommonly encountered—an antique at a garage sale, a book long out of print, or a person with unusual qualities: A mechanic who's honest and affordable is a rare find.
The phrase emphasizes both scarcity and the luck involved in discovery.
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- buried treasureValuables interred for safekeeping
- gemPolished precious stone
- diamond in the roughUnrefined person with potential
- hidden gemUnderappreciated find
discovery · hidden · antique · vintage · collectible · unicorn · precious · scarce · unusual · lucky break · unique · jackpot · stumble · unearthed · one-of-a-kind · one in a million · needle in a haystack · specimen
- hidden gemshidden gems, best kept secret, diamond in the rough, secret spot, undiscovered talent
- curioscurios, curio, curiosities, curiosity, knickknacks
- rarityscarce, uncommon, infrequent, scant, few
- needle in a haystackhidden gem, diamond in the rough, buried treasure, one in a million, four-leaf clover
- things soughttreasure, gold, fortune, wealth, riches
- secondhandused, pre-owned, preowned, secondhand, hand-me-down
rare findcommonplace
Unremarkable and frequent
dime a dozen · run-of-the-mill · garden variety · nothing special · standard fare
rare findnothing special
Lacking distinction or note
trash · throwaway · also-ran · white elephant
rare findpiece of junk
Worthless or broken thing
disappointment · dud · letdown · trash · rubbish
rare, rarer, rarest, rarely, rareness, rarity, rarefied, rarefy, rarefaction