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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Bhosle and Burman built an extraordinary musical legacy together over 25 years, with Asha once recalling how he brought out the best in her.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

A pretty evil and extraordinary set piece showing what the Sahara allows an act that really wants to use it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

“We hold firm in our belief that the greats of the game are defined not merely by how far they hit the ball,” Ridley said, “but their extraordinary skill in all aspects of the game.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

From social media posts clipped from livestreamed events with the astronauts to an extraordinary portfolio of celestial photographs, viewers caught an eyeful of Artemis II.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

He was an extraordinary, ingenious, wondrously weird man.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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