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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
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