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Definitions

extraordinary

[ik-strawr-dn-er-ee, ek-struh-awr-] / ɪkˈstrɔr dnˌɛr i, ˌɛk strəˈɔr- /
ADJECTIVE
strange and wonderful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amazing bizarre curious exceptional fantastic incredible marvelous odd outstanding particular phenomenal rare remarkable singular special strange surprising terrific uncommon unheard-of unimaginable unique unprecedented unusual weird
WEAK
boss fab gnarly heavy inconceivable off beaten path out of the ordinary peculiar stupendous unfamiliar unthinkable unwonted wicked
Antonyms
STRONGEST
average bad believable common commonplace conventional expected familiar general indifferent inferior like normal ordinary plain poor regular similar standard typical unexceptional unimportant unremarkable usual worthless
WEAK
customary unextraordinary unsurprising

Example Sentences

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However, he said that businessmen seeking to disrupt industries should treat extraordinary circumstances like this as normal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“That’s an extraordinary source of revenue — also a reminder that they essentially have a blackmail card up their sleeve,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

While Tiger's comeback win at the Masters in 2019 was an extraordinary story, his previous major victory, at the 2008 US Open, was the most epic major win of his career.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, the researchers show how such an event could produce a neutrino with this extraordinary energy.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

He could never have imagined that buried somewhere within that treasure was the most extraordinary ancient artifact ever discovered.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler