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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"I would like to thank and congratulate football fans everywhere for this extraordinary response."

From Barron's

“What is driving the market right now,” Feldman said, is “this extraordinary demand for fast compute.”

From The Wall Street Journal

An extraordinary 82% of Americans have seen video of the shooting, confirmation that this story has broken through in ways most do not.

From Salon

About 50 protesters turned up at an extraordinary meeting, with one member of the public being ejected after an angry row with a councillor.

From BBC

It is extraordinary enough to see the world's top central banker make an unscheduled video statement on social media.

From BBC

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