Meaning of extraordinary in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ɪkˈstrɔrd(ə)nˌɛri/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   extraordinary

   Definitions

   1. far more than usual or expected

   Examples

   • « an extraordinary desire for approval »
   • « it was an over-the-top experience »

   Synonyms

   • immoderate

2. Qualitative Adjective

   extraordinary

   Etymology

   late Middle English: from Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem‘outside the normal course of events’

   Definitions

   1. beyond what is ordinary or usual

   Examples

   • « highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable »
   • « extraordinary authority »
   • « an extraordinary achievement »
   • « her extraordinary beauty »
   • « enjoyed extraordinary popularity »
   • « an extraordinary capacity for work »
   • « an extraordina »

   Synonyms

   • bonzer
   • exceeding
   • exceptional
   • olympian
   • prodigious
   • surpassing
   • fantastic
   • howling(a)
   • marvelous
   • marvellous
   • rattling(a)
   • terrific
   • tremendous
   • wonderful
   • wondrous
   • fantastic
   • phenomenal
   • one(a)
   • preternatural
   • pyrotechnic
   • rare
   • uncommon
   • remarkable
   • singular
   • some
   • special
   • wonderworking
   • frightful
   • great

   Antonyms

   • ordinary

See also

• incomparable
• uncommon
• unusual