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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We got so lucky with such an extraordinary cast, and Marc Munden is an exceptional director.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

That closeness between grandson and grandfather became public as part of an extraordinary battle over the leadership of the Pulte patriarch’s company, after he had stepped aside.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The 79-year-old, who obtained 65% of the vote, has been in office since 2009 and announced the election during an extraordinary news conference last month.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Inside the concreted blocks was an extraordinary cache of iron helmets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“I think I have seen one of the most extraordinary sights today that anyone has ever seen,” Second Lieutenant Dougan Chater wrote to his mother from his trench on the Western Front.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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