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Antonyms for ordinary
ˈɔr dnˌɛr ior·di·na·ry
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Wiktionary
ordinaryadjective
Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane (often deprecatory).
Antonyms:
special, extraordinary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
ordinary
Common signifies frequently occurring, not out of the regular course, not exceptional; hence, not above the average, not excellent or distinguished, inferior, or even low; common also signifies pertaining to or participated in by two or more persons or things; as, sorrow is common to the race. General may signify pertaining equally to all of a class, race, etc., but very commonly signifies pertaining to the greater number, but not necessarily to all. Universal applies to all without exception; general applies to all with possible or comparatively slight exceptions; common applies to very many without deciding whether they are even a majority. A common remark is one we often hear; a general experience is one that comes to the majority of people; a universal experience is one from which no human being is exempt. It is dangerous for a debater to affirm a universal proposition, since that can be negatived by a single exception, while a general statement is not invalidated even by adducing many exceptions. We say a common opinion, common experience, a general rule, general truth, a universal law. Compare synonyms for NORMAL; USUAL.
Antonyms:
exceptional, infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusualSynonyms:
common, commonplace, customary, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, normal, popular, prevalent, public, universal, usual
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
ordinary
Antonyms:
extraordinary, unusual, uncommon, superiorSynonyms:
settled, wonted, conventional, plain, inferior, commonplace, humdrum, matter of fact
Princeton's WordNet
ordinarynoun
a judge of a probate court
Antonyms:
awful, exceeding, grand, wondrous, surpassing, fantastic, marvellous, bonzer, tremendous, uncommon, extraordinary, marvelous, extraordinaire(ip), olympian, wonderful, phenomenal, remarkable, terrible, special, prodigious, exceptional, frightful, one(a), howling(a), rattling(a), great, preternatural, some, rare, pyrotechnic, singular, terrific, uncanny, wonderworkingSynonyms:
ordinary bicycleordinarynoun
the expected or commonplace condition or situation
"not out of the ordinary"
Antonyms:
rattling(a), exceptional, rare, marvelous, frightful, uncommon, bonzer, terrific, grand, extraordinary, surpassing, howling(a), awful, wonderworking, prodigious, singular, pyrotechnic, fantastic, one(a), remarkable, wondrous, uncanny, phenomenal, some, olympian, extraordinaire(ip), exceeding, tremendous, special, marvellous, wonderful, terrible, great, preternaturalSynonyms:
ordinary bicycleordinarynoun
a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
Antonyms:
fantastic, preternatural, bonzer, uncanny, howling(a), olympian, remarkable, awful, exceeding, prodigious, terrible, great, wonderworking, surpassing, uncommon, one(a), wondrous, special, some, extraordinaire(ip), wonderful, tremendous, terrific, pyrotechnic, singular, marvelous, extraordinary, exceptional, frightful, phenomenal, marvellous, rattling(a), grand, rareSynonyms:
ordinary bicycleordinary, ordinary bicyclenoun
an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
Antonyms:
extraordinary, one(a), wondrous, wonderful, howling(a), extraordinaire(ip), uncommon, special, exceeding, rattling(a), singular, rare, some, grand, frightful, terrible, tremendous, bonzer, great, prodigious, olympian, surpassing, phenomenal, pyrotechnic, marvellous, exceptional, marvelous, wonderworking, preternatural, uncanny, awful, fantastic, terrific, remarkableSynonyms:
ordinary bicycleordinaryadjective
(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
Antonyms:
exceptional, tremendous, some, extraordinary, howling(a), awful, wonderworking, surpassing, rare, uncanny, terrific, special, one(a), terrible, uncommon, great, extraordinaire(ip), pyrotechnic, olympian, grand, frightful, remarkable, prodigious, marvelous, rattling(a), singular, wondrous, phenomenal, exceeding, marvellous, bonzer, preternatural, wonderful, fantasticSynonyms:
ordinary bicycleordinaryadjective
not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree
"ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
Antonyms:
extraordinaire(ip), tremendous, frightful, terrible, marvellous, remarkable, wonderworking, wonderful, special, howling(a), marvelous, rare, singular, bonzer, awful, fantastic, olympian, some, extraordinary, preternatural, exceptional, rattling(a), exceeding, pyrotechnic, uncommon, terrific, wondrous, one(a), prodigious, great, uncanny, surpassing, phenomenal, grandSynonyms:
averageaverage, ordinaryadjective
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
"average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
Antonyms:
some, bonzer, awful, wonderful, wonderworking, surpassing, prodigious, special, terrible, phenomenal, uncommon, howling(a), extraordinaire(ip), frightful, terrific, marvellous, exceeding, fantastic, preternatural, one(a), rare, grand, remarkable, rattling(a), wondrous, uncanny, marvelous, exceptional, extraordinary, pyrotechnic, olympian, tremendous, great, singularSynonyms:
fair, mean(a), middling, median(a), average, mediocre, medium, modal(a), intermediate
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
ordinaryadjective
Synonyms:
common, regular, conventional, commonplace, mediocre, average, usual
Editors Contribution
curious
"i think it is ordinary for that to happen!"
i wore an ordinary blouse.
heteromorphic
How to use ordinary in a sentence?
I had learned to respect the intelligence, integrity, creativity and capacity for deep thought and hard work latent somewhere in every child they had learned that I differed from them only in years and experience, and that as I, an ordinary human being, loved and respected them, I expected payment in kind.
Alexander Grigoryevich -LRB- Lukashenko -RRB-:
I have rethought a lot of things for Alexander Grigoryevich -LRB- Lukashenko -RRB-. I never want to get involved in politics anymore, in any dirty games and showdowns again. I want to hope that I can correct everything and live an ordinary peaceful life, to have a family, children, stop running away from something.
It is important to note that over the years this group has subjected ordinary citizens using public roads to untold delays, threats and disruption simply because they insist on using public space irrespective of inconvenience and hardship on other law-abiding citizens and motorists, this cannot be tolerated and must stop.
I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella too.
Women run. Women campaign for public office. And women breastfeed, these are all normal things women do, and the more often we see women do ordinary important things, the more quickly our expectations change.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#209 | great | |
#273 | special | |
#1450 | grand | |
#1702 | unknown | |
#2682 | rare | |
#2767 | wonderful | |
#3734 | superior | |
#4089 | fantastic | |
#4690 | ordinary | |
#5261 | unusual | |
#6385 | exceptional | |
#6918 | terrible | |
#6982 | extraordinary | |
#7984 | remarkable | |
#8774 | tremendous | |
#9775 | awful | |
#10655 | exceeding | |
#12244 | terrific | |
#13600 | singular | |
#14075 | uncommon | |
#19151 | marvelous | |
#21104 | phenomenal | |
#29587 | marvellous | |
#31123 | wondrous | |
#31626 | uncanny | |
#32135 | infrequent | |
#33549 | olympian | |
#46781 | surpassing | |
#51999 | prodigious | |
#54515 | frightful | |
#77106 | pyrotechnic | |
#173448 | preternatural | |
#314509 | bonzer |
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