Synonyms for extraordinary
ɪkˈstrɔr dnˌɛr i, ˌɛk strəˈɔr-ex·tra·or·di·na·ry

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1. extraordinaryadjective

   Antonyms:
   regular, normal, ordinary, everyday, usual

2. extraordinaryadjective

   Antonyms:
   regular, ordinary, usual, normal, everyday

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1. extraordinary

   Odd is unmated, as an odd shoe, and so uneven, as an odd number. Singular is alone of its kind; as, the singular number. What is singular is odd, but what is odd may not be singular; as, a drawerful of odd gloves. A strange thing is something hitherto unknown in fact or in cause. A singular coincidence is one the happening of which is unusual; a strange coincidence is one the cause of which is hard to explain. That which is peculiar belongs especially to a person as his own; as, Israel was called Jehovah's "peculiar people," i. e., especially chosen and cherished by him; in its ordinary use there is the implication that the thing peculiar to one is not common to the majority nor quite approved by them, though it may be shared by many; as, the Shakers are peculiar. Eccentric is off or aside from the center, and so off or aside from the ordinary and what is considered the normal course; as, genius is commonly eccentric. Eccentric is a higher and more respectful word than odd or queer. Erratic signifies wandering, a stronger and more censorious term than eccentric. Queer is transverse or oblique, aside from the common in a way that is comical or perhaps slightly ridiculous. Quaint denotes that which is pleasingly odd and fanciful, often with something of the antique; as, the quaint architecture of medieval towns. That which is funny is calculated to provoke laughter; that which is droll is more quietly amusing. That which is grotesque in the material sense is irregular or misshapen in form or outline or ill-proportioned so as to be somewhat ridiculous; the French bizarre is practically equivalent to grotesque.

   Synonyms:
   anomalous, bizarre, comical, crotchety, curious, droll, eccentric, erratic, fantastic, funny, grotesque, laughable, ludicrous, odd, peculiar, preposterous, quaint, queer, ridiculous, singular, strange, uncommon, unique, unmatched, unusual, whimsical

   Antonyms:
   common, customary, familiar, natural, normal, ordinary, regular, usual

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1. extraordinary

   Synonyms:
   unwonted, uncommon, peculiar, unusual, unprecedented, wonderful, marvelous, prodigious, monstrous, remarkable, strange, preposterous

   Antonyms:
   wonted, common, usual, ordinary, frequent, unremarkable, unimportant

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1. extraordinaryadjective

   beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

   "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"

   Synonyms:
   over-the-top, sinful, extraordinary(p)

   Antonyms:
   routine, cut-and-dried, workaday, banausic, common, middling, quotidian, commonplace, indifferent, cut-and-dry, moderate, unexceptional, so-so(p), average, fair, usual, nondescript, run-of-the-mill, mine run, ordinary, run-of-the-mine, characterless, everyday, unremarkable, mundane, mediocre

2. extraordinary, over-the-top, sinfuladjective

   far more than usual or expected

   "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"

   Synonyms:
   ungodly, wicked, extraordinary(p), sinful, iniquitous, unholy, over-the-top

   Antonyms:
   mundane, average, run-of-the-mill, common, indifferent, routine, run-of-the-mine, banausic, unexceptional, mediocre, fair, moderate, commonplace, cut-and-dry, mine run, ordinary, quotidian, so-so(p), everyday, characterless, nondescript, middling, workaday, usual, cut-and-dried, unremarkable

3. extraordinary(p)adjective

   (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials

   "an ambassador extraordinary"

   Antonyms:
   middling, usual, workaday, banausic, characterless, indifferent, ordinary, unexceptional, routine, cut-and-dry, mine run, moderate, commonplace, fair, mediocre, cut-and-dried, run-of-the-mine, mundane, nondescript, average, quotidian, so-so(p), common, run-of-the-mill, unremarkable, everyday

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1. extraordinaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   remarkable, unusual, signal, uncommon, singular, egregious, rare, extra, out of the way, unheard of, more than common

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1. extraordinaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   uncommon, unusual, remarkable, egregious, phenomenal, signal, noteworthy, exceptional, unprecedented

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1. List of paraphrases for "extraordinary":

   exceptional, special, unusual, non-recurring, remarkable, outstanding, tremendous, amazing, extra, extraordinaire, wonderful, spec-tacular, superb, incredible, excellent, extra-ordinary, fantastic, unique, strange, extreme, astonishing, phenomenal

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How to use extraordinary in a sentence?

1. Gold Derby executive editor:

   It's the right time. It's the right showcase for her and it is deserved, this play looks at 60-plus years in the life of the queen. It is an extraordinary performance.

2. Ozlem Tureci:

   It pays off to make bold decisions and to trust that if you have an extraordinary team, you will be able to solve any problem and obstacle which comes your way in real time.

3. Henri-Frederic Amiel:

   Great men are true men, the men in whom nature has succeeded. They are not extraordinary - they are in the true order. It is the other species of men who are not what they ought to be.

4. J. Krishnamurti:

   The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed.

5. Christen Kuikoua:

   Isn't it fascinating how the most captivating things often lie in plain sight, unnoticed until we choose to truly see them? It's made me wonder what I’ve been overlooking—perhaps someone extraordinary, like you.