EXTRAORDINAIRE Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

extraordinaire

adjective

ik-ˌstrȯ(r)-də-ˈner

Definition of extraordinaire

as in extraordinary

being out of the ordinary the sort of chef extraordinaire who can whip up a fantastic meal, regardless of the ingredients on hand

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Recent Examples of extraordinaire Later Merv Griffin, game show host and media mogul extraordinaire, took over the property for a few years before hotelier Jack Parker bought it in 2003. — Jason Sheeler, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026 Douglasville’s own Elana Meyers Taylor, bobsledder extraordinaire, will compete in her fifth Olympics. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 4 Feb. 2026 And pastry fans reserve the Salon Proust for afternoon tea featuring fresh madeleines by pâtissier extraordinaire François Perret. — Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026 Rachel is crazy in love with Chalamet’s Marty Mauser — a ping pong king and hustler extraordinaire, loosely based on a real person named Marty Reisman. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for extraordinaire

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Adjective

The challenge before us is serious, but the promise of American higher education remains extraordinary.

— Daniel Diermeier, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Today’s leading model will eventually be replaced, and capabilities that seem extraordinary now will become familiar.

— Brent Saunders, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of extraordinary

Adjective

The exceptional duration is the result of a precise combination of celestial mechanics.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
There are normally no checks at borders between members of the EU’s internal Schengen Area, though they can be introduced for a limited time in exceptional circumstances.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of exceptional

Adjective

Ultimately, both sides are jockeying for power after the war, given the unusual uncertainty brought on by the change in the supreme leadership.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Some reported magnetic order, unusual Hall effects, and efficient spin-charge conversion, while others found no evidence of magnetism in bulk crystals or relaxed thin films.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of unusual

Adjective

Many of them feature amenities like a basketball court, weight rooms and a pool, while others may have unique features like boxing gyms or an ice rink.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Because there’s a certain level of difficulty involved in taking a song fans know well, and expect to hear a particular way, and successfully putting a unique spin upon it.

— Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of unique

Adjective

Hawley criticized Fauci for accepting cash prizes from nonprofits that award money to people for outstanding achievements in given fields and for his embrace of celebrity at the height of the pandemic.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Each being an outstanding and influential wine producing family, their collective power as a group is unparalleled.

— Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of outstanding

Adjective

The Kansas City Royals began Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins with a pair of rare occurrences.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Trinitite contains a novel, cagelike clathrate crystal and quasicrystals, rare materials, once thought impossible, that contain nonrepeating atomic structures.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 2026

Definition of rare

Adjective

However, a 2021 protection campaign has led to a remarkable turnaround, with the total weight of fish in the river tripling in the last few years after decades of decline.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
This has truly been a passion project for me, and everyone involved has poured their hearts into honoring Bulgakov’s remarkable novel.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 29 July 2026

Definition of remarkable

Adjective

For the 18-year-old, who was diagnosed with the congenital heart condition Wolff-Parkinson-White at 15 years old, the episode wasn’t abnormal.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Follow-up care at the now-familiar UCSF confirmed severe precancerous dysplasia, or abnormal cells that, if left untreated, could develop into cancer.

— Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of abnormal

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